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mayoralty

 
Dictionary: may·or·al·ty   ('ər-əl-tē, mâr'əl-) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
  1. The office of a mayor.
  2. The term of office of a mayor.

[Middle English mairalte, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French maire, mayor. See mayor.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - The position of city ruler.

Tutor's tip: During her entire "mayoralty" (the office or term of a mayor) she never strayed from her "mayoral" (referring to the mayor) duties.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the position of mayor


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - borgmesterembede, borgmesters valgperiode

Nederlands (Dutch)
burgemeesterschap, ambtstermijn van burgemeester

Français (French)
n. - mairie, mandat de maire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Amt(speriode) des Bürgermeisters

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αξίωμα και δικαιοδοσίες του δημάρχου (κν. δημαρχιλίκι)

Italiano (Italian)
ruolo del sindaco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cargo de prefeito (m)

Русский (Russian)
должность мэра, срок пребывания в должности мэра

Español (Spanish)
n. - alcaldía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - borgmästares ämbete

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
市长职位

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 市長職位

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 시장의 임기[직]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 市長の職, 市長の任期

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عموديه, عمادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ראשות עיר‬


 
 
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