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maire

mayor

noun MEHR Less Common

Usage Note

Maire is the elected head of a French municipality; the female mayor is la maire or la mairesse (the latter more common in Quebec). The institution they lead is la mairie. France has roughly 35,000 communes each with their own maire, giving the role high cultural visibility.

Examples

"Le maire a inauguré la nouvelle bibliothèque."

Natural Translation

The mayor inaugurated the new library.

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