noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
elect sb (as) president/leader/mayor etc
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In 1768, John Wilkes was elected as their Member of Parliament.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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The first black mayor of the city once represented progress, enthusiasm and verve.
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Discontent grew, however, when elected black mayors found that they had few economic resources to command.
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Now there are around 7,000, 300 of them black mayors .
elected
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He was elected lord mayor of Liverpool for 1916-17 and became an alderman in 1921.
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Gabor Demszky of FIDESz was elected Budapest's mayor on Oct. 31.
local
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When the matter was discussed in council, the local mayor , Bernard Berche, was outvoted and planning permission refused.
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Desperate telegrams were sent to the local mayor , Alexander Prokhurov, but there was no response.
new
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The annual general meeting of the city council then continued, chaired by the new mayor .
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On Tuesday, voters chose a new mayor and six new council members.
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Although the new mayors tended to be younger men, they did not represent a new class of people.
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Nevertheless, the new mayor of the town, Don Bernardo, takes pity on Jacinta.
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I feel strongly that our new mayor is going to do a good job, too.
■ NOUN
former
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Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is a former mayor of San Francisco.
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Lanier was a former mayor of Dyersburg before, in 1989, he was elected chancery judge.
lord
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Often he is resignedly mutilated by sour aldermen, by painfully fat lord mayors , by put-upon railway porters.
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He was elected lord mayor of Liverpool for 1916-17 and became an alderman in 1921.
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In 1662-3 he served as lord mayor of London.
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Affidavits taken before the lord mayor , a personal friend of hers, indicate that public opinion was on her side.
■ VERB
appoint
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The merged councils averaged forty members; half were appointed by the mayor and half were elected by area residents.
become
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She replaced Ruth Feldgrill-Zankel who had resigned to become deputy mayor of Graz.
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Daley was to become the third consecutive mayor produced by Bridgeport.
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Four women became mayors of cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants.
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He wants to become the mayor of London.
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Which it did when Ken launched his attempt to become mayor of London.
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The recall helped to bring Tom Volgy to the city council, and later he became mayor .
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Twice he aimed at becoming mayor of New York City.
elect
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But later this month it will become even more so when Socialist Party candidate Bertrand Delano is elected as mayor .
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Discontent grew, however, when elected black mayors found that they had few economic resources to command.
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Perhaps Ken should stand as the next democratically elected mayor of Tehran?
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The newly elected mayor said he has plenty to do in his own job, which he began two weeks ago.
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The bill also includes measures to reform local government by creating directly elected mayors and cabinets.
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In city government, public policy is supposed to be enacted by an elected mayor and council.
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Brown resigned from the Assembly in December when he was elected mayor of San Francisco.
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Then the elite persuaded the newly elected mayor to appoint a committee to lay the groundwork for redevelopment.
meet
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We had been on our way to Shkodra to meet the mayor to discuss potential rehabilitation projects in the north.
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Clinton reiterated his interest Thursday during an afternoon meeting with the mayors at the White House.
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GIANT-killing basketball stars the Middlesbrough Mohawks walked tall when they met the town's mayor .
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I am meeting with the mayor of Le Bourget, who supposedly is going to take me for a cocktail.
run
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From 1830 Lille was run by mayors who were prominent businessmen.
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He became president of the Cook County Board, took over the party machinery, and ran for mayor in 1931.
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He may run for re-election as mayor , or seek a council seat.
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Varga ran for mayor as an independent in 1979.
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Some suspect he may run for mayor .
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What will happen: Holt Pfeiler is a virtual lock to run for mayor .
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Now, after 14 years in the Legislature, Hayden is planning to possibly run for mayor .
serve
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In 1662-3 he served as lord mayor of London.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But even a mayor who measures his success at street level must sometimes lift his head above the foliage.
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He and the mayor asked Marriott to grant the city the right of first refusal.
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He has been mayor three times.
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Most commissioners in the city serve at the pleasure of the mayor .
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The mayor has already amassed more than $ 2 million in contributions.