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Examples of mayoralty in a Sentence
During her mayoralty, the mayor greatly improved the city.
He won the mayoralty in the last two elections.
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But his mayoralty has been flexible and data-driven, and by most metrics very successful.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Eastwood, of course, never achieved office higher than the mayoralty of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif., but the organizing principle remains the same: what makes a celebrity, to Trump, is charisma, which can’t be taught.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
All 128 seats in the Senate and all 500 in the lower house, local congresses in 31 states, nine state governorships, and the mayoralty of Mexico City will also be on the ballot.
—Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
Two years into the administration of Mayor Adams, many of the forebodings against his mayoralty have come true.
—Darren MacK, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English mairaltee, from Anglo-French mairalté, from maire
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of mayoralty was
in the 14th century
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“Mayoralty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayoralty. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
mayoralty
noun
may·or·al·ty
ˈmā-ə-rəl-tē
ˈmer-əl-
plural mayoralties
: the office or term of office of a mayor
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