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Definition of alcalde in English: alcaldenoun alˈkaldeɪälˈkäldē A magistrate or mayor in a Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American town. （西班牙、葡萄牙或拉美城镇的）市长，镇长 Example sentencesExamples - He briefly served as alcalde, or magistrate [nagistrate], of San Luis Rey Mission, California, and did a stint in the California goldfields.
- Every locality as well has its municipal head of government, its alcalde, or - where a village has become a dependency of a larger seat in the municipality - an alcalde pedáneo (dependent mayor).
- Based on information from injured victims, relatives, neighbors, and witnesses, the local alcaldes or, in larger villages, their equivalent corregidores/justicias mayores, soon undertook the investigation of the crimes.
- Observing that the alcalde held his post by the grace of General Wood, Hanna threatened him with replacement and even more dire consequences ‘If we do not find the body within three hours.’
- While Diego's father and others fret and fume about the new alcalde, Diego feigns disinterest.
Synonyms judge, magistrate, her honour, his honour, your honour
OriginMid 16th century: Spanish, from Arabic al-qāḍī 'the judge' (see qadi). RhymesChaldee, Fittipaldi, Vivaldi Definition of alcalde in US English: alcaldenounälˈkäldē A magistrate or mayor in a Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American town. （西班牙、葡萄牙或拉美城镇的）市长，镇长 Example sentencesExamples - Every locality as well has its municipal head of government, its alcalde, or - where a village has become a dependency of a larger seat in the municipality - an alcalde pedáneo (dependent mayor).
- While Diego's father and others fret and fume about the new alcalde, Diego feigns disinterest.
- Based on information from injured victims, relatives, neighbors, and witnesses, the local alcaldes or, in larger villages, their equivalent corregidores/justicias mayores, soon undertook the investigation of the crimes.
- He briefly served as alcalde, or magistrate [nagistrate], of San Luis Rey Mission, California, and did a stint in the California goldfields.
- Observing that the alcalde held his post by the grace of General Wood, Hanna threatened him with replacement and even more dire consequences ‘If we do not find the body within three hours.’
Synonyms judge, magistrate, her honour, his honour, your honour
OriginMid 16th century: Spanish, from Arabic al-qāḍī ‘the judge’ (see qadi). |