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Lord Mayor

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(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.

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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

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