mayor

The elected leader of a city or town.

Word Structure

A = they, say; er = word, girl

5 Letters

2 Syllables: may•or

3 Phonemes

Vowels: A, er

Local Voices

Sentence Examples

A mayor is the elected chief executive of a city.

The mayor is elected by popular vote.

The mayor oversees city government.

Semantic Relatives

City

Executive Branch

Executive Office

Leader

Municipality

Town

Textbook

Explore American Democracy Chapter 6 by Attainment