mayor
Municipal government leader
A mayor is the elected or appointed head of a city or town government.
The role varies widely—some mayors hold strong executive power, others serve largely ceremonial functions with real authority resting in a city council or manager.
The mayor announced plans to renovate the downtown district.
Formal beginning ceremony
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- oathFormal binding promise
- ribbon-cuttingCeremonial opening event
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
proclamation · dedication · medal · sash · podium · speech · reception · dignitaries
Collective of connected people
- outreachProactive community assistance
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- volunteerismUnpaid community assistance
engagement · philanthropy · constituent · grassroots · ribbon-cutting · accessibility · responsiveness · accountability
Organizational oversight and control
- policyAdopted principle of action
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- budgetPlan for spending
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
jurisdiction · authority · oversight · charter · veto · resolution · zoning · municipal
Elected municipal legislator
- councilorElected local official
- governorState's chief executive
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
- selectmanTown governing board member
burgess · burgomaster · alcalde · provost · reeve
Organized effort toward goal
- ballotVoting document
- votersThose who cast ballots
- pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
- candidacyPursuit of office
debate · platform · constituents · primary · runoff · nomination · electorate · turnout
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- oathFormal binding promise
- ribbon-cuttingCeremonial opening event
groundbreaking · proclamation · dedication · medal · sash · podium · speech · reception · dignitaries · parade
community
Collective of connected people
- outreachProactive community assistance
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
volunteerism · engagement · philanthropy · constituent · grassroots · ribbon-cutting · accessibility · responsiveness · accountability
administration
Organizational oversight and control
ordinance · jurisdiction · authority · oversight · charter · veto · resolution · zoning · municipal · agenda
alderman
Elected municipal legislator
- councilorElected local official
- governorState's chief executive
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
selectman · burgess · burgomaster · alcalde · provost · reeve
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
candidacy · debate · platform · constituents · primary · runoff · nomination · electorate · turnout · endorsement
chamber
Enclosed room or cavity
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- clerkOffice record-keeper
secretary · spokesperson · press-conference · ombudsman · term · desk · mansion · residence · motorcade · schedule
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- city termscity council, city hall, zoning laws, urban sprawl, public works
- civic rolesvoter, citizen, taxpayer, constituent, candidate
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
- local communityneighbor, resident, local news, town hall, city council
mayorgovernor
State's chief executive
president · prime minister · monarch · national leader · emperor
mayorcitizen
Legal national member
ordinary citizen · constituent · resident · taxpayer · voter
mayordissident
Opposer of established systems
activist · challenger · opposition leader · reformer · grassroots organizer
- mayor's officeMunicipal chief's administrative center
- deputy mayorSecond-ranking city official
- mayoral electionVote for city leader
- weak mayor
- city mayorHead of municipal government
- mayoral officeMunicipal chief executive position
mayors, mayoral, mayoralty, mayoress, mayorships, mayorship, town mayor, city mayor