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mayors

mayors is the plural of mayor.

Meaning of mayor

Noun

mayor (plural mayors)

  1. The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
    • The office of mayor has been the tomb of many political ambitions.1907 Sept. 12, The Nation, page 222
  2. (historical) Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
    Synonyms:
    mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland
  3. (Ireland, obsolete, rare) A member of a city council.
  4. (historical, obsolete) A high justice, an important judge.
  5. (US) A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.
  6. (figuratively, humorous) A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group.
    • In some parts the burlesque civic official was designated ‘Mayor of the Pig Market’.1902 May 22, Westminster Gazette, p. 2

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Questions about mayors

What is mayors the plural of?
Mayors is the plural of mayor.

Words near mayors in the dictionary

  1. mayorless
  2. mayorlike
  3. mayorly
  4. Mayorquin
  5. Mayorquins
  6. mayors
  7. mayors of the palace
  8. mayorship
  9. mayorships
  10. Mayoruna
  11. mayory

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