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mayor
/ˈmeɪ.ər/
Definition
1
The elected head of the government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation.
2
An official presiding over a municipal corporation, often with ceremonial duties and limited executive powers.
Examples
The mayor's grand plan to revitalize downtown involved more ribbon-cutting than actual construction.
After the mayor banned street food carts, the city's pigeons unionized in protest.
Our mayor is so hands-on with pothole repairs, he probably dreams in asphalt.
The mayor promised transparency, but his budget report reads like a choose-your-own-adventure novel.