the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The office, or the term of office, of a mayor.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The office of a mayor, or the period of his service.
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n. the position of mayor
Word Usage
"Just 15 short days ago - a blink of an eye in the geological time frame of a three-term mayoralty - public school students across the city were demanding the ouster of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg."