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mayoralty

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /ˈmeɪ.ɚ.əl.t̬i/ UK /ˈmeə.rəl.ti/
Freq #172501

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Synonyms
1 noun · the office or position of a... mayorship
Word family
Related forms mayormayoralmunicipalitycity council

Etymology

From Middle English mairaltee, from French mairalte, naming the office of a maire ('mayor'). Mayor ultimately comes from Latin maior ('greater, superior'), the comparative of magnus ('great'); the civic title developed for a town's chief officer, and mayoralty for the office or tenure.

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