the elected head of the municipal corporation of a city or borough (城市或自治市镇)市长;镇长 ■(in the US, Canada, and certain other countries) the head of a municipal corporation, elected by the public (美国、加拿大等国家公众选举的)市长
派生 mayoral adjective mayorship noun 语源
Middle English: from Old French maire, from the Latin adjective major 'greater', used as a noun in late Latin