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How to spell mayor

hear itmay·or/'meɪər/nounRules and real life

What it means: The head of a city government.

In a sentence: The mayor helped open the new playground in the park.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as mayar or major.

Same family: mayoral, mayorship, city-leader, governor, council. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word “mayor” comes from the Old French word “maire,” which in turn comes from the Latin “major,” meaning “greater” or “superior.” That’s why “mayor” and “major” look similar, even though they mean different things today.

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