mayor
English
editAlternative forms
edit- maiere, maieur, mar, mayere, meer, mehir, meir, meire, mer, mere, meyhir, meyr, maier, mayer, mayr, meyer, meyre, maiour, mair, maire, mare, mayre, maior, major, mawer, majer, mayour (obsolete)
Etymology
editCirca 1300; from Middle English maire, from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”) (13th century), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”). Doublet of major. Displaced Old English burgealdor.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɛə/, (uncommon) /ˈmeɪ.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪ.əɹ/, /ˈmɛɹ/
Audio (US): (file) - Homophone: mare (monosyllabic form)
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ), -eɪə(ɹ)
Noun
editmayor (plural mayors)
- The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
- 1907 Sept. 12, The Nation, page 222:
- The office of mayor has been the tomb of many political ambitions.
- 1966 Mar. 31, Lyndon B. Johnson, Remarks before the National Legislative Conference of the National League of Cities:
- When the burdens of the Presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself that it could be worse—I could be a mayor of a city instead.
- 1988, John B. Judis, William F. Buckley Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives, page p. 291:
- While Buckley would later privately describe Chicago's Mayor Daley as a Fascist, he was not willing to let Vidal use the police to vindicate the demonstrators, who, in Buckley's mind, had provoked much of the violence.
- 1993 Dec. 16, Bill Oakley et al., “"$pringfield"”, in The Simpsons, season 5, episode 10:
- Quimby: I propose that I use what's left of the town treasury to move to a more prosperous town and run for mayor and once selected I will send for the rest of you.
All: Boo!
- 2006, Ed Burns et al., “"Soft Eyes"”, in The Wire, season 4, episode 2:
- Carver: What the hell d'you say to him?
Hauk: I said "Mr Mayor that's a good strong dick you've got there and I see you know how to use it." I didn't say shit!
- (historical) Short for mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire.
- (historical) Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
- (Ireland, rare, obsolete) A member of a city council.
- (historical, obsolete) A high justice, an important judge.
- (chiefly US) A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.
- (figurative, humorous) A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group.
- 1902 May 22, Westminster Gazette, p. 2:
- In some parts the burlesque civic official was designated ‘Mayor of the Pig Market’.
- 1982, Randy Shilts, The Mayor of Castro Street:
- The Mayor of Castro Street, that was Harvey's unofficial title.
- 1902 May 22, Westminster Gazette, p. 2:
Synonyms
edit- (female, when distinguished): mayoress
- (head of a town): burgomaster, boroughmaster (historical, of boroughs); provost (of Scottish burghs & historical French bourgs); Lord Provost (of certain Scottish burghs); praetor (archaic)
Hyponyms
edit(municipal principal leader):
- mayor, lord mayor, Lord Mayor (male mayor)
- mayoress, lady mayor, Lady Mayor (female mayor)
Derived terms
edit- lady mayor
- lord mayor
- mayoral, mayorial
- mayoralty
- mayor-choosing
- mayor-corn
- mayor-council
- mayoress (female mayor)
- mayorhood
- mayorlet
- mayor-making
- mayor's banquet
- mayor's court
- mayor's feast
- mayorsfeud
- mayorship
- mayor's peer
- mayor-town
- mayory
- weak mayor
Descendants
editTranslations
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References
edit- “mayor, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
Anagrams
editAsturian
editEtymology
editAdjective
editCebuano
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English mayor, from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmayor
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:mayor.
Crimean Tatar
editEtymology
editNoun
editmayor
- major (military rank).
Declension
editnominative | mayor |
---|---|
genitive | mayornıñ |
dative | mayorğa |
accusative | mayornı |
locative | mayorda |
ablative | mayordan |
References
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch majoor, from Spanish mayor, from Latin maior.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmayor (plural mayor-mayor)
- major (military rank in Indonesian Army)
- lieutenant commander (military rank in Indonesian Navy)
- squadron leader (military rank in Indonesian Air Force)
Alternative forms
edit- mejar (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Adjective
editmayor
Alternative forms
edit- majeur (unadapted borrowing)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “mayor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Papiamentu
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish mayor and Portuguese maior.
Noun
editmayor
See also
editAdjective
editmayor
Portuguese
editAdjective
editmayor m or f (plural mayores)
Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit
Adjective
editmayor m or f (masculine and feminine plural mayores)
- comparative degree of grande: bigger
- Antonym: menor
- comparative degree of viejo: older; elder
- Antonym: menor
- mi novio es mayor que yo
- my boyfriend is older than me
- tengo una hermana mayor
- I've got an elder sister
- (of a person) comparative degree of viejo: old; at an advanced age
- of age; adult; grown-up
- Synonym: mayor de edad
- Cuando (yo) sea mayor voy a ser médico
- When I'm grown-up, I want to be a doctor.
- major; main
- Antonym: menor
- una preocupación mayor
- a major concern
- la plaza mayor
- the main square
- head; boss
- (music) major
- Antonym: menor
- (as a superlative, el/la/lo mayor) superlative degree of grande: the biggest
- (as a superlative) superlative degree of viejo: the oldest
- enhanced
Derived terms
edit- a mayor abundamiento
- aguas mayores
- al por mayor
- alcalde mayor
- alguacil mayor
- altar mayor
- batará mayor
- calle mayor
- Carro Mayor
- caza mayor
- cigomático mayor
- colegio mayor
- endrino mayor
- Estado Mayor
- estay mayor
- fuerza mayor
- iglesia mayor
- justicia mayor
- libro mayor
- mayor de edad
- mayor edad
- mayor postor
- mayor postora
- mayor que
- mayora
- mayormente
- oficial mayor
- ortejo mayor
- Osa Mayor
- palabras mayores
- palo mayor
- pasar a mayores
- plana mayor
- plaza mayor
- por la mayor parte
- por mayor
- sargento mayor
- vela mayor
- venta al por mayor
Noun
editmayor m (plural mayores)
Derived terms
editNoun
editmayor f (plural mayores)
Further reading
edit- “mayor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Sundanese
editNoun
editmayor
Tagalog
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Spanish mayor, from Latin maior. Doublet of meyor and medyor.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈjoɾ/ [mɐˈjoɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: ma‧yor
Adjective
editmayór (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔)
- main; principal
- Synonym: pangunahin
- major
- Synonym: medyor
- greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest
- greater in number, quantity, or extent
Related terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editSee meyor.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmeoɾ/ [ˈmɛː.oɾ]
- Rhymes: -eoɾ
Noun
editmayor (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔)
- Alternative spelling of meyor
Further reading
edit- “mayor”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “mayor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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