mayor
noun [ C ] uk/meər/ us/mer/
B2 市长
a person who is elected or chosen to lead the group who governs a town or city
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- The prime minister met many civic leaders, including the mayor and the leaders of the immigrant communities.
- We need a mayor who is tough enough to clean up this town.
- The mayor has promised to cleanse the city of drug dealers .
- The mayor and the city council are anxious to avoid getting entangled in the controversy.
- They were flattered to be invited to dinner by the mayor.