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Complete Definition of "mayor"

English

Etymology
Probably derived from the term major, the military governor of a city or town during times of martial law, from Latin maior, more or greater.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-mayor.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ�(r)|-eɪ�(r)

Noun
en-noun

#The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.

Synonyms
mayoress (female mayors only)

Derived terms
mayoress

Translations
trans-top|leader of a city
Bosnian: gradona�elnik#Bosnian|gradona�elnik m
Breton: maer m
Bulgarian: кме� m
Croatian: gradona�elnik#Croatian|gradona�elnik m
Czech: starosta
Danish: Borgmester g|Danish
Dutch: burgemeester m
Finnish: pormestari, kaupunginjohtaja, määri
French: maire m, bourgmestre m
German: Bürgermeister m, Bürgermeisterin f
Greek: δήμα��ο� (dímarkhos) m
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Hebrew: ר�ש ע�ר��� (rosh iriá) m, he-translation|ר�ש ע�ר|rosh ir m
Hungarian: polgármester
Italian: sindaco m
Polish: burmistrz m (in small town), prezydent miasta m (in big city)
Romanian: primar m
Russian: м�� (mer) m, г�адона�ал�ник (gradona�ál'nik) m obsolete
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: г�адона�елник#Serbian|г�адона�елник m
:Latin: gradona�elnik#Serbian|gradona�elnik m
Spanish: alcalde m, intendente m italbrac|Argentina, regente m italbrac|Mexico City, síndico m italbrac|Dominican Republic
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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
L.|crh maior#Latin|maior - major.
Noun
mayor

  1. major (military rank).

Declension
crh-latin-noun|nıñ|ga|nı|da|dan

References
R:Useinov-Mireev 2002

Category:Crimean Tatar nouns

Spanish

Etymology
Latin maior

Pronunciation
audio|Es-mayor-bo-La_Paz.ogg|Audio (Bolivia)

Adjective
mayor

  1. bigger; comparative form of grande
  2. older; in this sense, comparative form of viejo, vieja

el mayor m, la mayor f, lo mayor n

  1. Superlative forms of (1) and (2). The biggest, the oldest.

Antonyms
menor

Category:Spanish adjectives

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