Mayors

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An individual elected to lead a municipality, responsible for the governance and administration of local services and priorities
2. A person chosen by voters to oversee the operations and policies of a city or town
3. The chief official in charge of managing local government affairs and representing a community

Etymology: "Mayors" is simply the plural of "mayor," so the substance lies in that base word. "Mayor" came into English in the late 13th century from Anglo-Norman and Old French "maire," which descends from Latin "maior," meaning "greater" or "more important," the comparative of "magnus" ("great"). The same Latin root gives us "major" and "majesty." The title therefore began as a plain comparison: the mayor was the "greater" official of a town, the chief among its officers. The modern sense of an elected civic leader came later, as the office developed in English towns and boroughs.

Synonyms: chief, leader, head, governor, official

Antonyms: subordinate, follower, citizen, commoner, subject