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   mayor (?), n. [OE. maire, F. maire, fr. L. major greater, higher, nobler, compar. of magnus great; cf. Sp. mayor. See Major, and cf. Merino.] The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief administrative officer of a municipal corporation.  In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge.  The post is usually elective, its holder chosen by the electorate of the entire city.
   
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