Lord Mayor

Noun

Meaning

(UK, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries) The title of the mayor of a major city.

A ceremonial post conferred by the sovereign on rare and special occasions to confer honour on the city.

Conventional translation of German Oberbürgermeister; an elected official in charge of a major German city.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

mayor alderman mayoress prefect city manager burgomaster Lord Provost burghermaster

Antonyms

mayoress

Examples

Accepting this advice, the king told him to go to Lord Mayor Thomas Bloodworth and tell him to start pulling down houses. Source: Internet

A female Lord Mayor or an unmarried male Lord Mayor may appoint a female consort, usually a fellow member of the corporation, to the role of Lady Mayoress. Source: Internet

A traditional rhyme associated with this tale is: :Turn again, Whittington, :Once Lord Mayor of London! Source: Internet

By an ordinance of 1435, the Lord Mayor must be chosen from amongst the Aldermen of the City of London. Source: Internet

Buoyed with enthusiasm, its lord mayor, Roy Harvey, announced Brisbane would be a candidate for the 1992 Olympics. Source: Internet

"But I jokingly say that the lord mayor works from nine to five. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Lord Lyon King of Arms Lord Macaulay Lord Marcher Lord Mayor of London lord mesne Lord Muck