mayoralty

Municipal chief's position

Mayoralty is the office or position of mayor, or the period during which someone serves as mayor: During his mayoralty, the city built three new parks.

The word appears in formal or historical contexts more often than everyday speech, where time as mayor usually substitutes.

office

city hall

Seat of local government

ceremonial · ribbon-cutting · press conference · executive suite · staff · chief of staff · spokesperson · reception · official residence · mansion

governance

administration

Organizational oversight and control

legislation · jurisdiction · oversight · budgeting · charter · municipal · civic · public services · zoning · planning

election

campaign

Organized effort toward goal

incumbent · challenger · runoff · primary · nomination · endorsements · constituents · polling · turnout · precincts

urban

municipality

Local governing district

infrastructure · public transit · sanitation · traffic · gentrification · development · neighborhoods · districts · wards · citywide

Opposites
governmental scope/level

mayoraltyemperorship

Status of an emperor

presidency · premiership · chancellorship · kingship · sovereignty

political role type

mayoraltycivilian life

Non-military everyday existence

ordinary citizen · powerlessness · disenfranchisement · private life

Phrases
Family

mayoral

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G