A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power.
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.
An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.