mayor
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: major, manor, mayo, mayer, maror, payor, mayon, mayos, mayr, ayor, mador
Antonyms: major, manor, mayo, mayer, maror, payor, mayon, mayos, mayr, ayor, mador
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- The [[chief executive]] of the [[municipal]] [[government]] of a [[city]], [[borough]], etc., [[formerly]] {{lb|en|historical}} [[usually]] [[appoint]]ed as a [[caretaker]] by [[European]] [[royal]] [[court]]s but [[now]] [[usually]] [[appoint]]ed or [[elect]]ed [[locally]].
- {{lb|en|historical}} {{ellipsis of|en|mayor of the palace}}, the [[royal]] [[steward]]s of the [[Frankish]] [[empire|Empire]].
- {{lb|en|historical}} {{synonym of|en|mair}}, [[various]] [[former]] [[official]]s in the [[kingdom|Kingdom]] of [[Scotland]].
- {{lb|en|Ireland|rare|obsolete}} A [[member]] of a [[city council]].
- {{lb|en|historical|obsolete}} A [[high]] [[justice]], an [[important]] [[judge]].
- {{lb|en|chiefly|_|US}} A [[largely]] [[ceremonial]] [[position]] in [[some]] [[municipal]] [[government]]s that [[preside]]s over the [[city council]] while a [[contract]]ed [[city manager]] [[hold]]s [[actual]] [[executive]] [[power]].
- {{lb|en|figurative|jocular}} A [[local]] [[VIP]], a [[muckamuck]] or [[big shot]] [[reckon]]ed to [[lead]] [[some]] [[local]] [[group]].
Proper noun
- {{surname|en|from=Anglo-Norman}}.
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