: 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 former vice president also gave a less-than-effusive endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist running to become the next New York City mayor.
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
The financial settlement comes two years after the mayor formally apologized to them.
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The mayor and first lady have been there every year, along with the Chief of Police, the Milwaukee County Executive, and the Milwaukee County Supervisor.
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
The financial settlement comes two years after the mayor formally apologized to them.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Marking 30 years since the killing of San Sebastián deputy mayor and People’s Party councillor Gregorio Ordóñez, the doc reconstructs the events of January 1995 and the subsequent mobilization against ETA.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
The mayor and first lady have been there every year, along with the Chief of Police, the Milwaukee County Executive, and the Milwaukee County Supervisor.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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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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