mayors

noun

Meaning

The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, &c., formerly usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
Short for mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire.
Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
A member of a city council.
A high justice, an important judge.
A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.

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