Mayoress vs. Mayor — What's the Difference?

A woman serving as the head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation. See Usage Note at -ess.

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.

The wife of a mayor.

(in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) the head of a town, borough, or county council, elected by council members and generally having purely ceremonial duties.

A female mayor.

The head of government of a city, town, borough, or municipal corporation.

The wife of a (male) mayor.

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.

A daughter or female friend of a male mayor chosen by him to hold the title mayoress.

(historical) nodot=1, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire.

The wife of a mayor.

(historical) mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.

A woman who is mayor.

A member of a city council.

The wife of a mayor

A high justice, an important judge.

A woman mayor

A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.

A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group.

The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief administrative officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge. The post is usually elective, its holder chosen by the electorate of the entire city.

The head of a city government