Dictionary

mayoralty en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /meɪˈɔ.ɹəl.ti/ (US)
• /ˈmeɪ.ə.ɹəl.ti/ (US)
• /ˈmɛə.ɹəl.ti/ (UK)
• /meɪˈɔː.ɹəl.ti/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English mairaltee, from Middle French mairalté.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The office of a mayor, or the tenure during which a particular mayor holds office, where the time span may encompass one term or multiple terms.
   • During his mayoralty, Johnson oversaw the preparations and hosting of the 2012 Summer Olympics and oversaw the cycle hire scheme, both initiated by his predecessor Ken Livingstone. 2021, “Mayoralty of Boris Johnson”, in Wikipedia, retrieved 10 Nov 2021:
   • The results, coming after voters had rejected a similar effort by Mr. Chávez just 15 months ago, pointed to his resilience after a decade in power, as well as to the fragmentation of his opposition, which as recently as November had won key mayoralties and governorships. 2009 February 16, Simon Romero, “Chávez Decisively Wins Bid to End Term Limits”, in New York Times:

Forms

Relateds

administration

Synonyms

mayorship

Translations (11)

de Bürgermeisteramt (the office or term of a mayor) · fi kaupunginjohtajuus (the office or term of a mayor) · ka მერია (the office or term of a mayor) · fi pormestarius (the office or term of a mayor) · it sindacatura (the office or term of a mayor) · fr mairie (the office or term of a mayor) · mi meatanga (the office or term of a mayor) · el δημαρχία (the office or term of a mayor) · uk ме́рія (the office or term of a mayor) · ru мэ́рия (the office or term of a mayor) · be мэ́рыя (the office or term of a mayor)