mayoralty vs mayoral
Definitions
noun
- the position of mayor
Examples
The battery business is being caretaken by a competitor for the duration of his Lord Mayoralty.
The words I had overheard bore no reference to Bartleby but to the success or nonsuccess of some candidate for the mayoralty.
Sir William Lucas had been formerly in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable fortune and risen to the honour of knighthood by an address to the King during his mayoralty.
Definitions
adjective
- of or relating to a mayor or the office of mayor
Examples
An interesting bit of backstory to the battle over Tim Burgess’ attempt to expand the definition of aggressive panhandling, which passed the city council 5-4 yesterday but faces a certain mayoral veto.
The final days of the mayoral campaign find mayoress Kathy Baildon in a familiar pose: in the campaign office, surrounded by charts and calendars, phone glued to her ear.
No. It means a lot of things," says the once and future bookseller who's nearing the end of his two-term mayoral stint.
