city manager

NOUN

city official

Synonyms

WEAK

burgomaster first selectman lord mayor maire mayor supervisor

Example Sentences

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White, the Oakwood city manager, said he has so far been unable to get any information about the detention-center plans from ICE.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

White, the city manager of Oakwood, Ga., where ICE recently purchased two new warehouses, said the total estimated annual tax loss to both his town and Hall County, Ga., totals about $771,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The release included a statement from city manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey, who apologized for the inaccurate information but asserted that the city still had reason to shut down the event.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Without disclosing an exact amount, the city manager said that Pico Rivera had set aside some funding for strategic real estate acquisitions and that this would be the ideal investment for the community.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Maybe Siobhan would have become the first black city manager, not her grandmother.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson