mayor
The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly…The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
» The mayor addressed the general public.
Der Bürgermeister wandte sich an die Öffentlichkeit.
Мэр обратился к общественности.
Мер звернувся до громадськості.
Значення
значень: 6The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
(історичне)Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.
(США)A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.
(переносно, жартівливе)A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group.
(Ірландія, застаріле, рідковживане)A member of a city council.
the head of a city government
(історичне, застаріле)A high justice, an important judge.
Bürgermeister, Bürgermeisterin
мэрmɛr, градонача́льникgradonačálʹnik, градонача́льницаgradonačálʹnica
мерmer, ме́ркаmérka
Приклади
речень: 328The mayor addressed the general public.
Мер звернувся до громадськості.
ruМэр обратился к общественности.
deDer Bürgermeister wandte sich an die Öffentlichkeit.
He was elected mayor.
Його обрали мером.
ruОн был избран мэром.
deEr wurde zum Bürgermeister gewählt.
Aren't you the mayor?
Хіба ти не мер?
deSind Sie nicht der Bürgermeister?
He was elected mayor again.
Його знову обрали мером.
deEr wurde erneut zum Bürgermeister gewählt.
He was re-elected mayor.
Його переобрали на посаду мера.
ruОн был переизбран мэром.
deEr wurde als Bürgermeister wiedergewählt.
Переклади
мов: 9За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
From Middle English maire, from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”), aFrom Middle English maire, from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”), a substantivation of Old French maire (“greater”), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”). Doublet of major. Cognate with Old High German meior (“estate manager, steward, bailiff”) (modern German Meier), Middle Dutch meier (“administrator, steward, bailiff”) (modern Dutch meier). Displaced Old English burgealdor (“a ruler of a city, mayor, citizen”), burhġerēfa (“boroughreeve”), and portġerēfa (“portreeve”).
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Форми
множина: mayorsСиноніми
синонімів: 11- the head of a city government:city manager
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 14Сполучуваність
шаблонів: 5- run for mayor
- elected mayor
- was elected mayor
- with the mayor
- was the mayor