: 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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The other Supreme Court decision released Wednesday narrows the scope of public corruption law in vacating a conviction of a former Indiana mayor.
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Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Across Paris, migrants have been bussed to far-away towns like Bordeaux and Lyon and given temporary housing, much to the chagrin of these cities’ mayors.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2024
One of the main points of discussion involved the nonprofit’s financial viability to complete building renovations and satisfy the lease requirements — and the mayor’s desire to make Blue Bamboo prove what’s in the organization’s bank account.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Milk was murdered in 1978 by his onetime colleague, former supervisor Dan White, who also killed San Francisco mayor George Moscone.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
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Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Across Paris, migrants have been bussed to far-away towns like Bordeaux and Lyon and given temporary housing, much to the chagrin of these cities’ mayors.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2024
One of the main points of discussion involved the nonprofit’s financial viability to complete building renovations and satisfy the lease requirements — and the mayor’s desire to make Blue Bamboo prove what’s in the organization’s bank account.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Milk was murdered in 1978 by his onetime colleague, former supervisor Dan White, who also killed San Francisco mayor George Moscone.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
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“Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor. Accessed 4 Jul. 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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