Lord Mayor

English

Noun

Lord Mayor (plural Lord Mayors or Lords Mayor)

1. (UK, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries) The title of the mayor of a major city.
2. A ceremonial post conferred by the sovereign on rare and special occasions to confer honour on the city.
3. 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