mayor

The elected leader of a city or town.



Word Structure

MEY-er

Sentence Examples

A mayor is the elected chief executive of a city.

The mayor is elected by popular vote.

The mayor oversees city government.

Semantic Relatives

City

Executive Branch

Executive Office

Leader

Municipality

Town



Textbook

Explore American Democracy Chapter 6 by Attainment

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