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mayor

[mey-er, mair] / ˈmeɪ ər, mɛər /
NOUN
administrator
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authority bureaucrat chief commander controller custodian dean director executive head inspector judge leader manager minister officer official organizer superintendent supervisor
STRONG
CEO President ambassador boss captain chair chairperson consul exec governor overseer premier producer
WEAK
front office head honcho head person person upstairs prez
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee follower worker
NOUN
city manager
Synonyms
WEAK
burgomaster first selectman lord mayor maire supervisor
NOUN
official
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator agent bureaucrat civil servant commissioner director executive leader manager minister officer representative secretary
STRONG
CEO President boss brains brass chancellor comptroller dignitary exec functionary governor higher-up incumbent magistrate marshal officeholder panjandrum premier top treasurer
WEAK
big shot front office head person top brass top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee

Example Sentences

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Carty Finkbeiner, a former three-time Toledo mayor who has known the Block family for decades, recalls one of the protesters giving him the finger at the party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Instead, Clement almost certainly meant former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was considered the frontrunner for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination at the time.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

It is understood the mayor will meet M&S soon.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

San Francisco’s mayor, a moderate Democrat, is a fundraiser by trade, arriving at City Hall last year after years running a nonprofit foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

They also made sure that Hale was informed; as the mayor of Fairfax recalled, “Roan considered W. K. Hale his best friend.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.