city father

English

Noun

city father (plural city fathers)

1. A senior municipal official, especially an elected official such as a mayor, a controller, or a municipal legislator.

Usage notes

• Problematic where women are included among the ranks of such officials, and in normalizing and reinforcing the assumption that high-ranking officials are always or usually men. "City leader" would be an alternative, but also is likely to apply to a non-governmental leader active in city affairs.

Coordinate terms

• town father
• village elder

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kaupunginisä
• German: Stadtvater m
• Serbo-Croatian: gradski otac m