Lord Mayor

English

Noun

Lord Mayor (plural Lord Mayors or Lords Mayor)

(UK, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries) The title of the mayor of a major city.
A ceremonial post conferred by the sovereign on rare and special occasions to confer honour on the city.
Conventional translation of German Oberbürgermeister; an elected official in charge of a major German city.

Usage notes

The term is largely a ceremonial title, hence the use of capitals. However, in Australia, it is a political position and lower case lord mayor is often used. If referring to the person or their title, Lord Mayor is used.

Synonyms

Lord Provost (term used in Scotland)

Derived terms

Lord Mayor's fool

Translations

mayor of a major city

Chinese:
Mandarin: 市長大人／市长大人 (shìzhǎng dàrén)
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: ylipormestari (fi)
German: Oberbürgermeister (de) m
Hungarian: főpolgármester (hu)
Irish: ard-mhéara m, ardmhéara m
Welsh: Arglwydd Faer m, arglwydd faer m

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