mayor
head of municipal government such as a town or city
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Summary
mayor is a position[1]. mayor ranks in the top 1% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,381 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: authority[3], governing body[4], local politician[5], elective office[6], head of government[7], head of a city[8]
- Commons category: Mayors[9]
- Said to be the same as: burgomaster[10], Reeve (Canada)[11], city head[12]
- Honorific prefix: Mayor[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Heads of local government[14]
- Applies to jurisdiction: municipality[15]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Vlastenský slovník historický[21]
- Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Mayor[22]
- Different from: Lord Mayor[23], lieutenant governor[24], Vocera de Salinas Priego[25], head of the city council[26], alcalde[27], chief of the village[28], head of a city[29]
- Female form of label: عمدة[30], alcaldesa[31], кметица[32], alcaldessa[33], starostka[34], Bürgermeisterin[35], urbestrino[36], maire[37], ראשת עיר[38], sindaca[39], Buergermeeschtesch[40], burgemeesteres[41], prefeita[42], primátorka[43]
- Male form of label: عمدة[44], Burgamoasta[45], кмет[46], alcalde[47], starosta[48]
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Influence
Things named for mayor include Chapecó Airport[49], an airport[50], in Brazil[51].
Why It Matters
mayor has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] mayor is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for mayor include Chapecó Airport[49], an airport[50], in Brazil[51].