[{"word":"mayors","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, &c., formerly usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Short for mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A member of a city council.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A high justice, an important judge.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["mayoress","Lord Provost","boroughmaster","burgomaster","praetor","provost"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mayor","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mayors"]}]