mayor
Plural: mayors
Noun
- The chief executive official of a city or town.
- the head of a city government
- 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.
- Ellipsis of mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire.
- Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
- A member of a city council.
- A high justice, an important judge.
- A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.
- A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group.
Examples
- The Scrabble mayor decided the rules of the game with an iron fist.
Origin / Etymology
Circa 1300; from Middle English maire, from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”) (13th century), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”). Doublet of major. Displaced Old English burgealdor.
Synonyms
city manager, Lord Provost, boroughmaster, burgomaster, mair, mayoress, praetor, provost, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland
Scrabble Score: 10
mayor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmayor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mayor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary