mayor vs mer

mayor

noun
  • A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group. 

  • Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland. 

  • The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally. 

  • A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power. 

mer

noun
  • merpeople 

  • A repeat unit: a structural unit which through repetition forms a polymer. 

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