Hizzoner


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Hiz·zon·er

 (hĭ-zŏn′ər)
n. Informal
A male government official, especially a mayor: "[The mayor's] approval rating remains sky-high, with voters giving Hizzoner high marks for his management of city schools" (Michael Saul).

[Humorous alteration of His Honor.]
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hizzoner

(hɪˈzɒnə)
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) informal US a city mayor or a judge
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Francisco Domagoso, his baptismal name, might just as well be the Hizzoner of Mega Manila.
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When the New York Times summarized Hizzoner's "proud recitation of campaign promises kept" during his first 100 days, the paper criticized the mayor's silly proposal to disband the Central Park carriage horses.
Koch and O'Connor together wrote the book His Eminence and Hizzoner, and after O'Connor died in 2000, Koch kept the memorial card from the funeral on his desk.
Said hizzoner: "Somebody's going to be arrested for this.
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With that in mind, Hizzoner created a group he calls Mayors Against Illegal Guns, or MAIG, and has been using this group increasingly to underwrite the anti-rights movement.
The letters sent to Hizzoner and Obama were identical and included the line that 'what's in this letter is nothing compared to what I've got planned for you' according to the report.
"Hizzoner" Bill Smith told Reynolds, "I'm the mayor of the darnedest city in the world.