MAYORAL

mayoral

(adjective) of or relating to a mayor or the office of mayor; “mayoral elections”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

mayoral (comparative more mayoral, superlative most mayoral)

Relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor).

Proper noun

Mayoral (plural Mayorals)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mayoral is the 16415th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1753 individuals. Mayoral is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.33%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


May"or*al, n. Etym: [Sp., fr. mayor greater, L. major.]

Definition: The conductir of a mule team; also, a head shepherd.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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