mayoralty vs mayoral
Definitions
noun
- the position of mayor
Examples
In 1936, Wick mounted an odd campaign for Portland's mayoralty.
His deeper political reason for calling lay in his design to become a candidate for the mayoralty position in Oakland, California.
He battled for the full reform program: to make everything, even the mayoralty, an appointive rather than an elective office.
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.
