: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
Examples of mayor in a Sentence
the mayor of New York
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The bill’s supporters, who numbered far fewer, included the mayor of Vista and a representative from the city of Carlsbad.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Recall accusations Tuesday marked the first City Commission meeting since the effort to recall the mayor launched in mid-March.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
In its opinion dismissing the complaint against Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, the Ethics Commission called on Metro Council to specify local guidelines concerning the mayor's spouse and other volunteers.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2024
Already, members of Congress, college administrators and some big-city mayors have started more closely controlling who gets into their events to try to minimize disruptions.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
According to the mayor’s office, the Inside Safe program has addressed 39 encampments so far, moving more than 2,400 people into interim housing and an additional 440 into permanent housing since December 2022.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Here's how Democrats could pick up a key Congressional seat in Alabama.
Atlantic City's mayor and his wife were charged with abusing and assaulting their teenager.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The rat-hating mayor said rats are traumatizing New Yorkers, which is simply unacceptable.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
Most of those contributions were directed to San Diegans Together Tackling Homelessness, the nonprofit created by the mayor to raise money to fund services for unhoused people.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
Calmatters, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Recall accusations Tuesday marked the first City Commission meeting since the effort to recall the mayor launched in mid-March.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
In its opinion dismissing the complaint against Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, the Ethics Commission called on Metro Council to specify local guidelines concerning the mayor's spouse and other volunteers.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2024
Already, members of Congress, college administrators and some big-city mayors have started more closely controlling who gets into their events to try to minimize disruptions.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
According to the mayor’s office, the Inside Safe program has addressed 39 encampments so far, moving more than 2,400 people into interim housing and an additional 440 into permanent housing since December 2022.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Here's how Democrats could pick up a key Congressional seat in Alabama.
Atlantic City's mayor and his wife were charged with abusing and assaulting their teenager.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The rat-hating mayor said rats are traumatizing New Yorkers, which is simply unacceptable.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
Most of those contributions were directed to San Diegans Together Tackling Homelessness, the nonprofit created by the mayor to raise money to fund services for unhoused people.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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ˈmā-ər, ˈmer 
: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
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