Rick Perlstein

Bill de Blasio was swept to the New York mayoralty on the promise of getting Gracie Mansion out from under the thumb of corporate elites.

American Historian

Mayoralty refers to the duration of a mayor's leadership, often set by election terms or law.

Use 'mayoralty' to describe the active period when a person exercises mayoral powers and responsibilities.

'Mayoralty' is formal and often used in political, historical, or legal contexts.

Mayoralty can mean the area a mayor governs, which can include multiple districts or towns.

'Mayoralty' emphasizes the scope of a mayor's local influence and jurisdiction.

The term 'mayoralty' helps differentiate the area of mayoral accountability from broader regions or states.