Examples of mayoralty in a Sentence
During her mayoralty, the mayor greatly improved the city.
He won the mayoralty in the last two elections.
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Mayoral control has outlasted individual mayoralties because Albany recognizes time and time again that mayoral control is the choice that puts our children first.
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Dennis Walcott, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Chicago saw nothing but credit upgrades for the seven years that preceded Johnson’s mayoralty.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Lurie has focused his mayoralty on improving quality of life in the city and bringing back business to the city’s downtown, which emptied out during the pandemic.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2026
At the time, Gatti did not see a mayoralty, governorship, or a presidency on the horizon.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
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Dennis Walcott, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Chicago saw nothing but credit upgrades for the seven years that preceded Johnson’s mayoralty.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Lurie has focused his mayoralty on improving quality of life in the city and bringing back business to the city’s downtown, which emptied out during the pandemic.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2026
At the time, Gatti did not see a mayoralty, governorship, or a presidency on the horizon.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Mayoralty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayoralty. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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mayoralty
noun
may·or·al·ty
ˈmā-ə-rəl-tē 
ˈmer-əl-
plural mayoralties
: the office or term of office of a mayor
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