mayor
/meə(r)/noun
उच्चारण मेअर
महापौर, मेयर
Basic word
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the head of the government of a town or city, elected by the public or by the members of a council
महापौर, मेयर
- the Mayor of Mumbai
- The mayor opened the new park in the city.
- Citizens voted for a new mayor last year.
+ 1 more example
- The mayor promised to fix the roads before the monsoon.
Synonyms city head chief magistrate municipal head mahapaur
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
the mayor of + city / town
A mayor is the head of the government of a town or city. Use of with the place, and the article the.
Mayor किसी शहर की सरकार का प्रमुख होता है। स्थान के साथ 'of' और article 'the' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The mayor of Mumbai opened the new bridge.
- She was elected mayor of her town.
Mayor + name (title)
Before a name, Mayor is a title with a capital M and no article.
नाम से पहले 'Mayor' शीर्षक है, capital M से और बिना article के।
- Mayor Sharma visited the flood-hit ward.
- Please welcome Mayor Fernandes.
be elected / become / serve as mayor
After elected, appointed, become and serve as, mayor has no article when it names a single position.
Elected, appointed, become और serve as के बाद एक अकेले पद के रूप में mayor के साथ article नहीं आता।
- He served as mayor for five years.
- Radhika dreams of becoming mayor one day.
mayor (India) / Municipal Corporation
In India, a mayor heads a Municipal Corporation in a large city, and the chief executive officer is the Municipal Commissioner.
भारत में mayor बड़े शहर की नगर निगम का प्रमुख होता है, और मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी Municipal Commissioner होता है।
- The mayor presided over the meeting of the Municipal Corporation.
mayor vs. sarpanch vs. chairman
A mayor heads a city corporation; a sarpanch heads a village panchayat; a chairman heads a municipal council of a smaller town. Do not use mayor for a village head.
Mayor नगर निगम का प्रमुख है; sarpanch ग्राम पंचायत का प्रमुख है; chairman छोटे शहर की नगरपालिका का प्रमुख होता है। गाँव के प्रमुख के लिए mayor का प्रयोग न करें।
- The sarpanch looked after the village, and the mayor looked after the city.
+Collocations 5
adjective + mayor
electedformerdeputynewcity
- The deputy mayor chaired the meeting in her absence.
verb + mayor
electappointmeetinvitebecome
- Citizens elected a young woman as mayor.
mayor + verb
announceinauguratepresidevisitaddress
- The mayor inaugurated the new library.
office of mayor
the office ofthe post ofcandidate forelection ofterm as
- She is a candidate for the post of mayor.
mayor of + place
of Delhiof Puneof Londonof Kolkata
- Sadiq Khan is the mayor of London.
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- The mayor promised to repair all roads before the monsoon.
महापौर ने मानसून से पहले सभी सड़कों की मरम्मत का वादा किया।
- Radhika met the mayor at the school's annual function.
राधिका स्कूल के वार्षिक समारोह में महापौर से मिली।
- The mayor's office received hundreds of complaints about garbage collection.
महापौर के कार्यालय को कचरा संग्रह के बारे में सैकड़ों शिकायतें मिलीं।
- In the English town, the mayor wears a gold chain on special occasions.
अंग्रेज़ी कस्बे में महापौर विशेष अवसरों पर सोने की चेन पहनता है।
- The mayor was re-elected with a large majority.
महापौर बड़े बहुमत से दोबारा चुना गया।
- The new mayor wants to plant ten thousand trees in the city.
नए महापौर शहर में दस हज़ार पेड़ लगाना चाहते हैं।
- Students from our school presented a memorandum to the mayor.
हमारे स्कूल के विद्यार्थियों ने महापौर को एक ज्ञापन सौंपा।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
city head chief magistrate municipal head mahapaur
?Which word?
Keep the local-body words: municipal corporation, municipality, nagar panchayat, ward, councillor (an elected member).
स्थानीय निकाय के शब्द याद रखिए: municipal corporation, municipality, nagar panchayat, ward, councillor (निर्वाचित सदस्य, पार्षद)।
§Grammar and usage
Mayor, /meə/ (one syllable in British English; homophone of mare, a female horse).
Mayor, /meə/ (British English में एक syllable; mare, घोड़ी, का homophone)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The mayor heads the municipal corporation (nagar nigam) of a big city; urban local bodies were given constitutional status by the 74th Amendment (1992), which added Part IXA and the Twelfth Schedule; smaller towns have a municipal council (nagar palika) headed by a chairperson.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: महापौर बड़े शहर के नगर निगम का प्रमुख होता है; 74वें संशोधन (1992) ने शहरी स्थानीय निकायों को संवैधानिक दर्जा दिया, जिसने भाग IXA और बारहवीं अनुसूची जोड़ी; छोटे नगरों में अध्यक्ष के नेतृत्व वाली नगर पालिका होती है।