: 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 mayor and the San Diego City Council agreed to direct City Attorney Heather Ferbert to pursue legislation challenging LAFCO’s qualification of signatures on La Jolla cityhood petitions.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
Walden, an attorney, decided to run for mayor after Adams was indicted on corruption charges.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Mamdani, a Queens assemblyman, is a candidate for mayor in this month’s Democratic Party primary.
—Zohran Mamdani, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
Short left the post before her term expired to run for Mansfield mayor against incumbent Michael Evans but lost.
Simmons, a financial adviser, ran to help guide Mansfield’s path as the city grows.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2025
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
Walden, an attorney, decided to run for mayor after Adams was indicted on corruption charges.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Mamdani, a Queens assemblyman, is a candidate for mayor in this month’s Democratic Party primary.
—Zohran Mamdani, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
Short left the post before her term expired to run for Mansfield mayor against incumbent Michael Evans but lost.
Simmons, a financial adviser, ran to help guide Mansfield’s path as the city grows.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2025
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“Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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mayor
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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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