mayors

city hall

Seat of local government

• downtownCentral business district
• districtsDefined administrative regions
• neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns

zoning · infrastructure · public works · sanitation · parks · transit · housing · permits · development · urban planning

inauguration

Formal beginning ceremony

• oathFormal binding promise
• ribbon-cuttingCeremonial opening event
• proclamationFormal public announcement

keynote · reception · delegation · dignitary · groundbreaking · parade · commemoration · honorary · gala · unveiling

executive

Senior organizational leader

• administratorPerson who manages operations
• chief executiveHighest-ranking administrator
• officeholderElected or appointed official

public servant · politician · statesman · figurehead · spokesperson · ambassador · representative · appointee · city manager

administration

Organizational oversight and control

• oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
• regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
• jurisdictionLegal authority's scope

ordinance · accountability · enforcement · budget · veto · appointment · council · commission · decree · mandate

campaign

Organized effort toward goal

• votersThose who cast ballots
• ballotVoting document
• incumbentCurrent position holder

challenger · candidacy · primary · runoff · debate · polls · constituents · endorsement · nomination · turnout

• democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
• authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
• city historycity history, city archives, city development, urban development, historic districts
• notable peoplepoliticians, artists, leaders, writers, scientists
• notablesleaders, celebrities, dignitary, rulers, VIPs
• council officialscouncillors, councilors, town clerks, aldermen, provosts