mayor
mayor , noun
[Old English maire, French maire, from Latin major greater, higher, nobler, compar. of magnus great; compare Sp. mayor. See Major, and compare Merino.]
The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief administrative officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge. The post is usually elective, its holder chosen by the electorate of the entire city.