The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city, with special recognition. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government

• In England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is a purely ceremonial post, see Mayors in the United Kingdom, list of cities in the United Kingdom, especially Lord Mayor of the City of London (the ceremonial representative of the one square mile small financial district, but with the trappings of a viceroy). England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom, as of 2008 Cities which have held such status since Time immemorial are indicated with TI in the column headed The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of (and head of the City of London Corporation. A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country or province in the name of and as representative of the Monarch.
• In Australia it is a political position. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Australian cities with Lord Mayors: Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth, Sydney, and Wollongong. This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Adelaide, a Local Government Area of South Australia. This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Brisbane, a Local Government Area of Queensland, Australia. This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Darwin Local Government Area, Darwin Northern Territory, Australia This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Hobart Local Government Area, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Melbourne, a Local Government Area of Victoria, Australia. This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Perth, a Local Government Area of Western Australia. This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Sydney, a Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia See list of cities in Australia. This is a list of cities in Australia arranged by state Australian Capital Territory Canberra ( Capital
• In Canada, the only town with a Lord Mayor is Niagara-on-the-Lake, as recognition of its role as the first Capital of Upper Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario
• In the Republic of Ireland, the posts of Lord Mayor of Dublin and Lord Mayor of Cork still exist and are symbolic titles as in the UK. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The Lord Mayor of Dublin (Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath is the symbolic head of the city government of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The Lord Mayor of Cork is the symbolic head of the local government in the city of Cork in the Republic of Ireland.
• In the Malaysian federal capital Kuala Lumpur (Federal territory separated from Selangor, since 1 February 1974) established on 1 February 1972

Rendering other languages:

• In Denmark, as the translation of Danish Overborgmester, it is the title of the highest Mayor of Denmark's capital city, Copenhagen. Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city
• In Germany, it is sometimes (and perhaps anachronistically or incongruously) used to translate German Oberbürgermeister, the title of the mayors of large, often county-free cities. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. As in Australia, Germany's mayors serve as the actual executive leaders of their cities. Moreover, the post of mayor in the three German city-states is equivalent to that of a Ministerpräsident (head of government of one of Germany's constitutive States) and the respective post is referred to as Regierender Bürgermeister (Governing Mayor) in Berlin and Erster Bürgermeister (First Mayor) in Hamburg. A city-state is a Region controlled exclusively by a City, usually having Sovereignty. A minister-president (Ministerpräsident is the Head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments who presides over the council of ministers Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular The following list of mayors of Berlin shows all the Mayors ( Oberbürgermeister, Regierender Bürgermeister) of Berlin, Germany since Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The following is a chronological list of mayors of Hamburg, a City-state in Germany. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany
• In Finland, the head city manager of the capital, Helsinki, is customarily given by the country's President the title ylipormestari [loosely translated: "high mayor"] (which then generally is much more used of the official than kaupunginjohtaja, the title of the office itself), a tradition that resembles closely the Lord Mayoralties in other countries. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland.

See also

• Lord Provost, the similar post in Scotland

A Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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