mayor
Sign in to saveIn many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee
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A mayor is the highest-ranking official in a city or town's local government, though their exact powers vary significantly depending on the country and local laws. Depending on the system, a mayor might serve as the chief executive officer running the municipal government, chair a governing body with limited independent power, or hold primarily a ceremonial role.
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- History
- United Kingdom
- Directly elected mayors
- Continental Europe
- Scandinavia
- Spain
- Mayors by country
- Armenia
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
- Canada
- Reeve
- Dominican Republic
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Iran
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Spain and Hispanic America
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United States
- Uruguay
- Multi-tier local government
- Acting mayor
- See also
- Concepts
- Local government
- Historical
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In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board.
The term mayor shares a linguistic origin with the military rank of major, both ultimately derived from French , which in turn derives from Latin , the comparative form of the adjective .