: 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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In Miami, the City Commission postponed the November 2025 election to November 2026, extending the terms of the mayor and commissioners.
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Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
In Charlotte, the police chief, city council and mayor are under a probe from North Carolina auditor following a secretive settlement with Chief Johnny Jennings.
—Julia Coin
updated July 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2025
The mayor and the county commissioners should join us and be brave with us.
—Sister Ann Kendrick, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Several issues later, James turned to the subject of John Francis Hylan, New York’s mayor.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
In Charlotte, the police chief, city council and mayor are under a probe from North Carolina auditor following a secretive settlement with Chief Johnny Jennings.
—Julia Coin
updated July 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2025
The mayor and the county commissioners should join us and be brave with us.
—Sister Ann Kendrick, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Several issues later, James turned to the subject of John Francis Hylan, New York’s mayor.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
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“Mayor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayor. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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mayor
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may·or
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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