: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
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the mayor of New York
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Trump suggested the Justice Department might have targeted Adams because of the mayor's resistance to Biden over migration at the southern border.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
The board had to vacate its determination, however, after a lobbyist objected and the mayor’s Law Department hired an outside firm to review the matter.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
The mayor’s program to combat homelessness went to a stretch of Franklin Avenue at Cahuenga Boulevard, an area that was the subject of the city’s first Inside Safe operation.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
The film delves into Santa's origin story, depicting him as an orphan raised by a family of elves who eventually makes a living out of distributing toys — to the chagrin of the disgruntled mayor Burgermeister Meisterburger.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
The board had to vacate its determination, however, after a lobbyist objected and the mayor’s Law Department hired an outside firm to review the matter.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
The mayor’s program to combat homelessness went to a stretch of Franklin Avenue at Cahuenga Boulevard, an area that was the subject of the city’s first Inside Safe operation.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
The film delves into Santa's origin story, depicting him as an orphan raised by a family of elves who eventually makes a living out of distributing toys — to the chagrin of the disgruntled mayor Burgermeister Meisterburger.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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ˈmā-ər, ˈmer 
: an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough
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