mayor's office

City leader's workplace

The mayor's office is the administrative headquarters where a city's mayor and staff conduct official business.

It also refers abstractly to the mayor's position and authority: The mayor's office issued a statement, She's running for mayor's office.

The phrase encompasses both the physical location and the institution itself.

Opposites
municipal power structure

mayor's officecity council

Local legislative assembly

council chamber · town council · municipal council · selectmen · citizenry

governmental level

mayor's officefederal government

Centralized national ruling body

White House · Oval Office · state capitol · governor's mansion · county seat

public vs. private sphere

mayor's officecorporate headquarters

Firm's primary administrative location

private sector · boardroom · private citizen · grassroots organization · private enterprise

Family

office, mayor

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