: 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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Five years later, she was elected mayor of the city of Galway.
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Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Mamdani dismissed that accusation, calling it biased and rooted in discomfort over his possible election as New York’s first Muslim mayor.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Hamden mayor Lauren Garret told NBC Connecticut the city spoke with the homeowner about making changes to the display.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Voters haven’t elected a Republican mayor since 2007, and the last time a council seat flipped against Democrats was 10 years before that.
—Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
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Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Mamdani dismissed that accusation, calling it biased and rooted in discomfort over his possible election as New York’s first Muslim mayor.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Hamden mayor Lauren Garret told NBC Connecticut the city spoke with the homeowner about making changes to the display.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Voters haven’t elected a Republican mayor since 2007, and the last time a council seat flipped against Democrats was 10 years before that.
—Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 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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