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may·or
(mā′ər, mâr)n.
The head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation.
[Middle English maire, from Old French, from Medieval Latin māior, from Latin, greater, superior; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]
may′or·al (mā′ər-əl, mā-ôr′əl) adj.
may′or·ship′ n.
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mayor
(mɛə)n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the chairman and civic head of a municipal corporation in many countries. Scottish equivalent: provost
[C13: from Old French maire, from Latin maior greater. See major]
ˈmayoral adj
ˈmayorˌship n
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may•or
(ˈmeɪ ər, mɛər)n.
the chief executive official of a municipality.
[1250–1300; Middle English mair < Old French < Medieval Latin, Latin major]
may′or•al, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  mayor - the head of a city government ex-mayor - a former mayor alcalde - a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town burgomaster - a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria mayoress - a woman mayor politician - a leader engaged in civil administration civil authority, civil officer - a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs |
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رَئيس بلديَّهعُمْدَةٌ
кмет
starosta
borgmester
pormestarikaupunginjohtajamääri
gradonačelnikgradonačelnica
polgármester
borgar-/bæjarstjóri
市長
시장
lordas merasmerasmerėmero žmona
mērs, pilsētas galva
primar
starosta
župan
borgmästare
นายกเทศมนตรี
belediye başkanıbelediye reisi
thị trưởng
mayor
[mɛəʳ] N → alcalde m, alcaldesa f, intendente mf (S. Cone, Mex), regente mf (Mex)Mr Mayor → Señor Alcalde
Madam Mayor → Señora Alcaldesa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mayor
n → Bürgermeister(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mayor
(meə) , ((American) ˈmeiər) noun (especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.
ˈmayoress noun1. a mayor's wife. The mayor and mayoress attended the dinner.
2. a female mayor. She has just been elected mayoress.
lord mayor in Britain the mayor of some capital and other cities. The Lord Mayor of London.
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mayor
→ عُمْدَةٌ starosta borgmester Bürgermeister δήμαρχος alcalde pormestari maire gradonačelnik sindaco 市長 시장 burgemeester ordfører burmistrz prefeito, presidente da câmara мэр borgmästare นายกเทศมนตรี belediye başkanı thị trưởng 市长Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009