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mayor

Head of municipal government such as a town or city

EntitypositionQ30185

Also known as Mayor

Instance of: position
Subclass of: authority
, local politician
2
Sources
1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2021-07-08
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2021-06-08
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, elective office
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Country: none

Overview

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In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking executive 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. Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board.

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All data

133 statements · 14% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Different from: lord mayor
lieutenant governor
village chief
head of the city council
alcalde
chief of the village
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Sources
1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2025-08-10
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head of a city
Said to be the same as: burgomaster
Reeve (Canada)
city head
Applies to jurisdiction: municipality
Female form of label: عمدة
alcaldesa
кметица
alcaldessa
starostka
Bürgermeisterin
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Sources
1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2021-06-08
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urbestrino
alcaldesa
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maire
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Sources
1.Stated in Wiktionaryfr.wiktionary.org/wiki/maire
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alcaldesa
ראשת עיר
urbestrino
sindaca
Buergermeeschtesch
burgemeesteres
prefeita
prefeita
primátorka
starostka
mairesse
mairesse
alcaldesa
županja
merė
syndique
Male form of label: عمدة
Burgamoasta
кмет
alcalde
starosta
Bürgermeister
1
Sources
1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2021-07-08
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alcalde
maire
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bourgmestre
syndic applies to jurisdiction: municipality of Switzerland, comune of Italy
président de commune applies to jurisdiction: municipality of Switzerland
Bürgermääster
boargemaster
alcalde
Bürgermeischter
Buergermeeschter
Börgemeister
Börgermeester
Borgemeister
Bojamääschda
Presidente da câmara municipal
prefeito
primátor
starosta
Burgemêester
Bürchärmästär
alcaldi
župan
meras
Honorific prefix: Mayor
ISCO-08 occupation class: 1111 mapping relation type: broad match · broader concept: legislator

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48 identifiers linking mayor across the web's reference databases

Data quality

133

statements

14%

externally sourced

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