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alcalde
[ al-kal-dee; Spanish ahl-kahl-the ]
noun
- a mayor having judicial powers.
alcalde
/ alˈkalde; ælˈkældɪ; ælˈkeɪd /
noun
- (in Spain and Spanish America) the mayor or chief magistrate in a town
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of alcalde1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of alcalde1
Example Sentences
“To many of you he was Mayor Riordan or even just mayor. El alcalde de Los Ãngeles. To others he was a lawyer, a business partner, a teacher or a philanthropist,†Riordan said.
While in office, he was known as "el alcalde dadivoso," or the generous mayor.
The Royal Audience was abolished; the archbishop and clergy in prison; and the government of the city had been committed to an ordinary alcalde, who was the Governor’s nephew, and two regidores, his creatures.
The owner appealed to the local alcalde, a brother of the provincial governor.
This city, made 518nearly a year ago into a Federal district, has a governor and a sufficient number of alcaldes and other subalterns to maintain order and police.
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