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mayoralty

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /meɪˈɔː.ɹəl.ti/
  • UK: /ˈmɛə.ɹəl.ti/
  • US: /meɪˈɔ.ɹəl.ti/
  • US: /ˈmeɪ.ə.ɹəl.ti/
  • CMU ARPABET: M EY1 ER0 AH0 L T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the position of mayor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

History

Etymology

From Middle English mairaltee, from Middle French mairalté.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: мэ́рыя (méryja) — the office or term of a mayor
  • Finnish: pormestarius — the office or term of a mayor
  • Finnish: kaupunginjohtajuus — the office or term of a mayor
  • French: mairie — the office or term of a mayor
  • Georgian: მერია (meria) — the office or term of a mayor
  • German: Bürgermeisteramt — the office or term of a mayor
  • Greek: δημαρχία (dimarchía) — the office or term of a mayor
  • Italian: sindacatura — the office or term of a mayor
  • Māori: meatanga — the office or term of a mayor
  • Russian: мэ́рия (mɛ́rija) — the office or term of a mayor
  • Ukrainian: ме́рія (mérija) — the office or term of a mayor
Real reading context

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