alcalde
noun
al·cal·de
al-ˈkäl-dē 
: the chief administrative and judicial officer or the mayor of a town in a Spanish-speaking country or region
Examples of alcalde in a Sentence
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In 1823, the merchant served one term as alcalde.
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Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Oct. 2021
The group learned about the alcalde project from Erika Haskins.
—Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Oct. 2021
Castillo, a former alcalde or mayor, lived from 1790 to 1842.
—Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Oct. 2021
The 20 or so members of the Sanchez family who captured alcalde Washington Bartlett and the others escorted their prisoners to ranches across the Bay Area.
—Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 7 Feb. 2020
Don Herculano, el alcalde, se ha enamorado locamente y sus rivales políticos esperan conseguir su posición.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
To summarize the story (which actually takes nearly three hours to tell, given all the big musical numbers and reprises), Don Alejandro de la Vega (Seth Trucks), the alcalde of Los Angeles, has two young sons who don’t get along.
—Christine Dolen, miamiherald, 10 Apr. 2018
Not long afterward, the alcalde’s title was changed to mayor.
—Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2018
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Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Oct. 2021
The group learned about the alcalde project from Erika Haskins.
—Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Oct. 2021
Castillo, a former alcalde or mayor, lived from 1790 to 1842.
—Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Oct. 2021
The 20 or so members of the Sanchez family who captured alcalde Washington Bartlett and the others escorted their prisoners to ranches across the Bay Area.
—Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 7 Feb. 2020
Don Herculano, el alcalde, se ha enamorado locamente y sus rivales políticos esperan conseguir su posición.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
To summarize the story (which actually takes nearly three hours to tell, given all the big musical numbers and reprises), Don Alejandro de la Vega (Seth Trucks), the alcalde of Los Angeles, has two young sons who don’t get along.
—Christine Dolen, miamiherald, 10 Apr. 2018
Not long afterward, the alcalde’s title was changed to mayor.
—Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2018
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“Alcalde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alcalde. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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