mayoralty

[ mey-er-uhl-tee, mair-uhl- ]

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noun

plural mayoralties.

the office or tenure of a mayor.

mayoralty

/ ˈ��ɛə��ə��ɪ /

noun

the office or term of office of a mayor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mayoralty¹

1350–1400; mayor + -al ¹ + -ty ²; replacing Middle English mairaltee < Middle French mairalte

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mayoralty¹

C14: from Old French ��é

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Local artist Nelly Richards says he believes Reform could take the mayoralty.

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A year-and-half into her mayoralty, however, this carefully crafted image began to crumble.

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Apocalyptic fires had been ravaging Los Angeles for more than 24 hours when Mayor Karen Bass stepped off a plane and into a now-viral encounter that may come to define her mayoralty.

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"The mayoralty will provide a strong voice for the East Yorkshire region and support communities and local businesses."

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The loss of the West Midlands mayoralty could give the would be rebels another flash of desire to act.

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mayoral mayoress

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