Synonyms for
mayor
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.
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All Definitions for Mayor

Below are all the dictionary definitions of mayor:

1The 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.
2A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.
3A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group.
4Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
5A member of a city council.
6A high justice, an important judge.
7A surname from Anglo-Norman.
8Ellipsis of mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire. [(historical) In the Merovingian kingdoms, the king’s steward and, by the 7th century, de facto regent.]

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