Lord Mayor

English Noun s Lords Mayor en UK Ireland and some Commonwealth countries The holder of a ceremonial post on a local council (distinct from the council leader who may be addressed as mayor). en Australia The mayor of a major city. Conventional translation of German de Oberbürgermeister; an elected official in charge of a major German city. Usage notes The term is largely a ceremonial title, hence the use of capitals. However, in Australia, it is a political position and lower case lord mayor is often used. If referring to the person or their title, Lord Mayor is used. Synonyms en Lord Provost term used in Scotland Derived terms en Lord Mayor of London Lord Mayor's fool Translations mayor of a major city Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 市長大人 shìzhǎng dàrén Esperanto: eo Finnish: fi ylipormestari German: de Oberbürgermeister m Hungarian: hu főpolgármester Irish: ga ard-mhéara m, ga ardmhéara m Welsh: cy Arglwydd Faer m, cy arglwydd faer m