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mayor

The correct spelling is mayor.

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/ˈmeɪ.ə/
noun

IPA: /ˈmeɪ.ə/

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The correct spelling is mayor. The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, &c., formerly usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected…

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noun

  1. 1.The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, &c., formerly usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
  2. 2.Short for mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire.
  3. 3.Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
  4. 4.A member of a city council.
  5. 5.A high justice, an important judge.

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