Definition of Mayorships

1. Noun. (plural of mayorship) ¹

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Definition of Mayorships

1. mayorship [n] - See also: mayorship

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mayorships

mayonnaiselike
mayonnaises
mayonnaisey
mayor
mayoral
mayorally
mayoralties
mayoralty
mayordom
mayoress
mayoresses
mayorial
mayories
mayors
mayorship
mayorships (current term)
mayory
mayos
mayour
mayours
maypoles
maypop
maypops
mayst
mayster
maysters
maytansine
maythorn
mayvin

Literary usage of Mayorships

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Martin's History of France: The Age of Louis XIV by Henri Martin (1865)
"... to cities the free election of their municipal officers, provided the communities of the cities should indemnify the incumbents of the mayorships, ..."

2. The Forces of Freedom in Spain, 1974-1979: A Personal Account by Samuel D. Eaton (1981)
"The UCD won by far the most councilor positions nationwide, thirty thousand as against fourteen thousand for the PSOE, and mayorships of four thousand ..."

3. The History of Nations by Henry Cabot Lodge (1906)
"1683 petual mayorships. The three orders were finally reduced to a political nullity by the king's prejudice against the States-General, and his invincible ..."

4. Presidential Addresses and State Papers of William Howard Taft, from March 4 by William Howard Taft (1910)
"... and that vacancies occurring in mayorships and judgeships be filled by the municipal councils, as provided in the so-called 'municipal bills' passed by ..."

5. Down in Porto Rico by George Milton Fowles (1910)
"... and that vacancies occurring in mayorships and judgeships be filled by the municipal councils, as provided in the so-called ' municipal bills' passed by ..."

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