: 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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As word spread around city hall that morning that Metayer hadn’t shown up, city employees told Police Chief Mock that they were concerned about the vice mayor’s whereabouts.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The mayor concluded the memo with a plea to the council.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In addition to financial decisions, many Missouri voters will choose their local leaders, including mayors and city councils in Independence and Lee’s Summit and school boards in Hickman Mills, Center and Park Hill.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
The returns indicate Villaraigosa, a former Los Angeles mayor and speaker of the Assembly, derived much of his income from Actum, a global consulting firm with a strong Sacramento presence, as well as an LLC in his own name.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The mayor concluded the memo with a plea to the council.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In addition to financial decisions, many Missouri voters will choose their local leaders, including mayors and city councils in Independence and Lee’s Summit and school boards in Hickman Mills, Center and Park Hill.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
The returns indicate Villaraigosa, a former Los Angeles mayor and speaker of the Assembly, derived much of his income from Actum, a global consulting firm with a strong Sacramento presence, as well as an LLC in his own name.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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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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