The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.
By restriction, a male municipal leader
The steward of some royal courts, particularly in early Medieval France
The chief executive officer of a province or provincial-level division of a country.
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
father.
Boss, employer.
A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
(in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) the head of a town, borough, or county council, elected by council members and generally having purely ceremonial duties.
(in the US, Canada, and certain other countries) the head of a municipal corporation, elected by the public.
an official appointed to govern a town or region.
the elected executive head of a state of the US.
the representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state.
the head of a public institution
a member of a governing body.
the person in authority; one's employer.
a device automatically regulating the supply of fuel, steam, or water to a machine, ensuring uniform motion or limiting speed.
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.
One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania.
One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
A pilot; a steersman.
A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable.
The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.
By restriction, a male municipal leader
The steward of some royal courts, particularly in early Medieval France
The chief executive officer of a province or provincial-level division of a country.
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
father.
Boss, employer.
A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
(in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) the head of a town, borough, or county council, elected by council members and generally having purely ceremonial duties.
(in the US, Canada, and certain other countries) the head of a municipal corporation, elected by the public.
an official appointed to govern a town or region.
the elected executive head of a state of the US.
the representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state.
the head of a public institution
a member of a governing body.
the person in authority; one's employer.
a device automatically regulating the supply of fuel, steam, or water to a machine, ensuring uniform motion or limiting speed.
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.
One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania.
One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
A pilot; a steersman.
A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable.