Mare vs. Mayor

Marenoun

An adult female horse.

Marenoun

A foolish woman.

Marenoun

A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.

Marenoun

(nodot=1) A nightmare; a frustrating or terrible experience.

Marenoun

(planetology) A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea.

Marenoun

(planetology) On Saturn's moon Titan, a large expanse of what is thought to be liquid hydrocarbons.

Marenoun

The female of the horse and other equine quadrupeds.

Marenoun

Sighing, suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; - obsolete, except in the compound nightmare.

Marenoun

female equine animal

Marenoun

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

Mare

A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old.

Mayornoun

The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.

Mayornoun

By restriction, a male municipal leader

Mayornoun

(historical) The steward of some royal courts, particularly in early Medieval France

Mayornoun

The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief administrative officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge. The post is usually elective, its holder chosen by the electorate of the entire city.

Mayornoun

the head of a city government

Mayornoun

(in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) the head of a town, borough, or county council, elected by council members and generally having purely ceremonial duties.

Mayornoun

(in the US, Canada, and certain other countries) the head of a municipal corporation, elected by the public.

Mayor

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated.