mayor
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mayor /meə $ ˈmeɪər/ ●●● W2 noun [countable] 1 PGOthe person who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city 市长 the election of the London mayor 选举伦敦市长2. PGOsomeone who is chosen or elected each year in Britain to represent a town or city at official public ceremonies 〔英国每年选一次、代表某一城市出席官方公开庆祝活动的〕名誉市长 —mayoral adjective mayoral duties 市长的职责
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mayor• But even a mayor who measures his success at street level must sometimes lift his head above the foliage.• He has been mayor three times.• He and the mayor asked Marriott to grant the city the right of first refusal.• Most commissioners in the city serve at the pleasure of the mayor.• The mayor has already amassed more than $ 2 million in contributions.Origin mayor (1200-1300) Old French maire, from Latin major; → MAJOR1mayor nounChinese
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mayor
mayor /meə $ ˈmeɪər/
noun [countable]1. the person who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city:
the election of the London mayor
2. someone who is chosen or elected each year in Britain to represent a town or city at official public ceremonies
—mayoral adjective:
mayoral duties
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▪MP/Member of Parliament in Britain, someone who has been elected to a parliament to represent people from a particular area of the country: Ken Newton, MP
▪congressman a man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives: a Republican congressman
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▪representative in the US, a member of the House of Representatives: Democratic Representatives
▪mayor someone who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city: Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London. | the former New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani
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mayor /meə $ ˈmeɪər/
noun [countable]1. the person who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city: 2. someone who is chosen or elected each year in Britain to represent a town or city at official public ceremonies
—mayoral adjective:
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