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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The mayor has the ability to fire a rent board member, but no mayor has done so.

From The Wall Street Journal

Elections for new mayors in Greater Essex, Norfolk & Suffolk, Hampshire & the Solent, and Sussex & Brighton have also ready been delayed two years until until May 2028, it was confirmed earlier this month.

From BBC

Meanwhile, homicides citywide were on pace to reach a 60-year low — a fact that the mayor has repeatedly touted as her reelection campaign kicks into gear.

From Los Angeles Times

Supplementing ordinary law enforcement was a local affair that required the mayor’s approval, he contended.

From The Wall Street Journal

These have increased almost nine-fold since Karacsony was elected mayor in 2019, and currently amount to a fifth of the capital's revenues.

From Barron's

mayor

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