mayor

noun

may·​or ˈmā-ər  ˈmer 

 especially before names  (ˌ)mer

: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough

mayoral

ˈmā-ə-rəl 

ˈmer-əl;

ˌmā-ˈȯr-əl 

adjective

Examples of mayor in a Sentence

the mayor of New York

Recent Examples on the Web

What this means for her relationship with the mayor, and for board dynamics moving forward, remains to be seen. —Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025

The directive aims to preserve local autonomy and protect immigrant communities from what the mayor described as unconstitutional actions. —Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025

Miami-Dade’s sheriff secured an extra $31 million from the county’s mayor late Thursday, ending one of the biggest battles in an unusually contentious summer budget season. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025

His refereeing prowess gets him a ticket to ref a big match in Plano against Plano South, where the Arlen mayor will be in attendance. —Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English maire, from Anglo-French, from Latin major greater — more at major

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mayor

• gayer
• grayer
• greyer
• layer
• nayar
• payer
• payor
• peyer
• player
• preyer
• sayer
• slayer

Kids Definition

mayor

noun

may·​or ˈmā-ər  ˈme(-)ər 

: an official elected to act as head of a city or borough

mayoral

ˈmā-ə-rəl  ˈme- ə- 

adjective

Legal Definition

mayor

noun

may·​or ˈmā-ər, ˈmer 

: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough