Definition of "mayoralty" []

• The office of a mayor. (noun)
• The term of office of a mayor. (noun)

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• "Just 15 short days ago - a blink of an eye in the geological time frame of a three-term mayoralty - public school students across the city were demanding the ouster of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg."
• "The mayoralty was a much coveted prize, as the incumbent not only presided over the common council and wielded much patronage, but was also presiding judge of a court of record with peculiar and extensive powers."
• "Among Giuliani's most notable accomplishments during his mayoralty was his successful assault on pornography businesses in Times Square."