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n. The head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation.

n. The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.

n. The steward of some royal courts, particularly in early Medieval France

n. The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief administrative officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge. The post is usually elective, its holder chosen by the electorate of the entire city.

n. The principal officer of a municipality; the chief magistrate of a city or borough.

n. the head of a city government

"According to Tom Kington's enjoyable report in today's Guardian, the mayor is also threatening to fine blokes who walk around bare-chested, swear in the street, lie about on benches, walk dogs on leashes longer than two metres or play football between 10pm and 6am."

politician    civil authority    civil officer   

mayor's court    mayor of the palace    lord mayor's court   

mayoress    alcalde    ex-mayor    burgomaster   

mayoress   

mayoress   

Breyer    Dreyer    Mayer    Sayer    Speyer    assayer    bayer    brayer    conveyer    conveyor   

governor    magistrate    sheriff    commissioner    senator    marshal    minister    treasurer    attorney    secretary