Meanings
plural mayoralties
- countableuncountableThe 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 20211 more example
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 TimesSynonyms: mayorship
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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.
Origin
- Middle Frenchmairalté
- Middle Englishmairaltee
- Englishmayoralty
From Middle English mairaltee, from Middle French mairalté.
More words from Middle English, Middle French
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Finnish pormestarius, kaupunginjohtajuus
- pormestariusthe office or term of a mayor
- kaupunginjohtajuusthe office or term of a mayor
French mairie
- mairiethe office or term of a mayor
German Bürgermeisteramt
- Bürgermeisteramtthe office or term of a mayor
Greek δημαρχία
- δημαρχία (dimarchía)the office or term of a mayor
Italian sindacatura
- sindacaturathe office or term of a mayor
Māori meatanga
- meatangathe office or term of a mayor
Russian мэ́рия
- мэ́рия (mɛ́rija)the office or term of a mayor
Ukrainian ме́рія
- ме́рія (mérija)the office or term of a mayor
Cite this entry
mayoralty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayoralty
“mayoralty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayoralty. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mayoralty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mayoralty.
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