Examples of mayoralty in a Sentence
During her mayoralty, the mayor greatly improved the city.
He won the mayoralty in the last two elections.
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Most toed the union line, although Villaraigosa, who sparred with education unions during his mayoralty, demurred on the unemployment insurance issue, citing its cost and the state’s chronic budget deficits.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
Labour retained three other mayoralties and the Conservatives won one.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Labor retained three other mayoralties and the Conservatives won one.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Eric Adams, now tarnished by petty corruption, probably owes his mayoralty to months of good press in the Post during his 2021 campaign.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
Labour retained three other mayoralties and the Conservatives won one.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Labor retained three other mayoralties and the Conservatives won one.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Eric Adams, now tarnished by petty corruption, probably owes his mayoralty to months of good press in the Post during his 2021 campaign.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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“Mayoralty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayoralty. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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mayoralty
noun
may·or·al·ty
ˈmā-ə-rəl-tē 
ˈmer-əl-
plural mayoralties
: the office or term of office of a mayor
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