0 a person who is elected or chosen to lead the group who governs a town or city
1 the elected leader of a city or town:
The mayor announced a reorganization of the police department.
The prime minister met many civic leaders, including the mayor and the leaders of the immigrant communities.
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.
The powers that previous mayors enjoyed were seriously impeded, and they became powerless to solve citizens' economic and social problems.
They visited the mayor, the old people's home and other schools.
The cry went up among the abbey party that the mayor intended to remove the sanctuary men.
