burgomaster
Germanic town leader
A burgomaster is the chief magistrate or mayor of a town in the Netherlands, Flanders, Germany, or Austria—roughly equivalent to a mayor in English-speaking countries.
The term appears in historical contexts and in references to contemporary European municipal government: The burgomaster welcomed the delegation to city hall.
Elected head of municipality
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- councillorElected local representative
- townhallLocal governance headquarters
council · municipality · city · governance · administration · ordinance · charter · bylaws
Craftsmen's mutual aid societies
- burghScottish incorporated town
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- merchantOne who sells wares
- tradingExchanging for value
league · medieval · lowlands · counting-house · guildmaster
Of the Middle Ages
- bailiffLegal proceeding overseer
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- constableLow-ranking peace officer
- seneschalMedieval lord's chief administrator
fiefdom · charter · syndic · consul · praetor · warden · steward · feudal
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
enforcement · supervision · regulation · decree · seal · robes · ceremonial · mace
mayor
Elected head of municipality
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- councillorElected local representative
townhall · council · municipality · city · governance · administration · ordinance · charter · bylaws · clerk
guilds
Craftsmen's mutual aid societies
trading · league · medieval · lowlands · counting-house · guildmaster
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
seneschal · fiefdom · charter · syndic · consul · praetor · warden · steward · feudal
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- governanceHow authority is exercised
administration · enforcement · supervision · regulation · decree · seal · robes · ceremonial · mace · proclamation
- local officialsmayor, city mayor, alderman, council member, councilman
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- titlesMr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Miss
- historical officialspraetor, consul, censor, tribune, prefect
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- municipal officialsmayor, councillor, city manager, city clerk, city council member
burgomastercitizen
Legal national member
commoner · subject · townsperson · burgher · constituent