Lord Mayor

noun

The holder of a ceremonial post on a local council (distinct from the council leader who may be addressed as mayor).

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Lord Provost
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Meanings

nounLord Mayor (plural Lord Mayors or Lords Mayor)

plural Lord Mayors · plural Lords Mayor

  1. UKIreland and some Commonwealth countriesThe holder of a ceremonial post on a local council (distinct from the council leader who may be addressed as mayor).
  2. AustraliaThe mayor of a major city.

    Synonyms: Lord Provost

  3. Conventional translation of German Oberbürgermeister; an elected official in charge of a major German city.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe mayor of a major city.

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Lord Provost

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 市長大人 /市长大人
  • 市長大人 /市长大人 (shìzhǎng dàrén)mayor of a major city
Finnish ylipormestari
  • ylipormestarimayor of a major city
German Oberbürgermeister
  • Oberbürgermeistermayor of a major city
Hungarian főpolgármester
  • főpolgármestermayor of a major city
Irish ard-mhéara, ardmhéara
  • ard-mhéaramayor of a major city
  • ardmhéaramayor of a major city
Welsh Arglwydd Faer, arglwydd faer
  • Arglwydd Faermayor of a major city
  • arglwydd faermayor of a major city
Cite this entry
APA

Lord Mayor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lord%20Mayor

MLA

“Lord Mayor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lord%20Mayor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lord Mayor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lord%20Mayor.

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