mayor

Definition of mayor in Turkish Turkish dictionary
soto mayor: Yüksek atlamadaki 2.45'lik dünya rekorunun sahibi olan ve 1992 Olimpiyat Oyunları'nda bu dalda altın madalya kazanan ünlü Kübalı atlet

English - English

Definition of mayor in English English dictionary: 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; {n} the chief magistrate of a corporation; The elected or appointed head of a municipal government, usually the chief administrative official but sometimes a largely ceremonial figure having little executive authority; The mayor of a town or city is the person who has been elected to represent it for a fixed period of time or, in some places, to run its government. Political leader of a municipal corporation. Mayors are either appointed or elected for a limited term. In Europe until the mid-19th century, most mayors were appointed by the central government; in France, they are still agents of the central government. In the U.S., they are either directly elected by the populace or chosen by an elected council. Some fulfill only ceremonial functions, executive power being held by a professional manager hired by the legislature. A mayor's powers may include the power to make appointments, veto legislation, administer budgets, and manage administrative functions. See also city government; The Mayor's role vis-a-vis the Public Art Program should be as Ex-Officio Head of the Public Art Commission; the head of a city government; The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief officer of a municipal corporation; {i} elected official acting as executive head of a town or city; In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge; The chief executive of a city or town, elected by the people for a definite number of years
mayor-elect: elected mayor who has not yet taken office
Lord Mayor: the title of the mayor of a major city
the mayor of casterbridge: (Edebiyat) The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) is a tragic novel by English author Thomas Hardy subtitled, "The Life and Death of a Man of Character". It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge (based on the town of Dorchester in Dorset). The book is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, all set in a fictional rustic England
A mayor: major
A mayor: jaghirdar
Deputy Mayor: vice-mayor, person below in rank to the chief administrative officer of a municipality
Lord Mayor's Banquet: a banquet (=formal dinner) held in the Guildhall, London, every year after the new Lord Mayor of London has been elected. Many important people are invited to this banquet, including the Prime Minister, who makes a speech to mark the occasion
Lord Mayor's Show: a street parade in which the new Lord Mayor of London travels in a golden carriage through the streets of London
ex-mayor: a former mayor
lord mayor: {i} title of the mayor in London (England); mayor of large British cities
mayoral: {s} of a mayor, of or pertaining to the head official of a city
mayoral: of or relating to a mayor or the office of mayor; "mayoral elections"
mayoral: The conductor of a mule team; also, a head shepherd
mayoral: Relating to the office of the mayor
mayoral: of or relating to a mayor or the office of mayor; "mayoral elections
mayors: plural of mayor
running for mayor: is a candidate for the municipal head, competing in the local elections

Turkish - English

Definition of mayor in Turkish English dictionary: belediye başkanı

mayor

Turkish pronunciation

meyır

Synonyms

burgomaster, mayoress

Pronunciation

/ˈmāər/ /ˈmeɪɜr/

Etymology

[ mA-&r, me(-&)r, esp ] (noun.) 14th century. {c. 1300} * From Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”) (13th century), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”).