deputy mayor

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deputy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdep.jə.ti/us
/ˈdep.jə.t̬i/
a person who is given the power to do something instead of another person, or the person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of ...
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mayor
noun[C]
uk
/meər/us
/mer/
a person who is elected or chosen to lead the group who governs a town ...
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(Definition ofdeputyandmayorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thedeputymayormight be chosen from among those members who will be directly elected by the boroughs.
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We must ensure that a powerfuldeputymayorhas a powerful role.
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First, members of the assembly will be busy enough without one of them having to take on the extra duties ofdeputymayor.
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Secondly, under our proposals, in the event of the mayor's incapacity, thedeputymayorwould become the mayor, having already been endorsed by the public.
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The power to appoint thedeputymayorfrom the assembly gives the mayor unacceptable patronage.
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That wording would merely add in the notion of adeputymayor—as though one could suddenly drop out of the sky.
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We spent time with the mayor,deputymayorand other councillors.
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The disability was removed not only for thedeputymayorbut also for a prospective candidate sitting on the opposite side of the council.
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How typically illogical is the suggestion that thedeputymayorshould be elected by the assembly, when the mayor himself is not!
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Thedeputymayorwill perform functions that would help the mayor link to the assembly's priorities and procedures.
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My noble friend has a real point about the importance of thedeputymayor.
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Other than thedeputymayor, no assembly member would have executive functions.
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We propose one or two specific roles for thedeputymayor, including that he or she must sit on the new police authority.
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Thedeputymayorwill stand in for the mayor on those occasions.
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We now know that thedeputymayormust come from the assembly, but will not be its chairman who will be another person.
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We are discussing practicalities, and for us to go into such detail about thedeputymayorseems an inordinate waste of time.
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Thedeputymayorwill be a key player in the assembly and in the mayor's cabinet.
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Thedeputymayormay either be unwilling or unable to take on that duty.
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Other than thedeputymayor, no assembly member will have executive functions.
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