Mayor

Japanese: Mayor
Mayor

… In contrast to the political center of the City of Westminster, this area developed as an economic center. Traditionally, it was divided into 25 wards and governed by a city council consisting of 159 councilmen and a Court of Aldermen consisting of 25 aldermen from each ward. Due to its privileges, which are also specifically mentioned in the Magna Carta, the king's army could not enter the city without the permission of the mayor, and in the Middle Ages, it had almost independent power. The power of the guilds, especially the 12 major guilds, was strong and played a role in supporting the absolute monarchy, but it was also the City that became one of the leading forces in the Puritan Revolution that overthrew the absolute monarchy. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mayor" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 政治の中心であるシティ・オブ・ウェストミンスターに対して,経済の中心として発展したこの地は,伝統的には25の区wardに分かたれ,各区から出る区長(参事)25名によって構成される参事会Court of Aldermen,159名の議員Councilmenからなる市議会によって支配された。マグナ・カルタにも特記されているその特権のゆえに,国王軍も市長Mayorの許可なしには市内に入りえないなど,中世にはほとんど独立的といってもよいほどの権力をもった。ギルド,とくに12の大ギルドの力が強く,絶対王政を支える柱の役割を果たしたが,その絶対王政を崩壊させたピューリタン革命の主導勢力の一つとなったのもまたシティであった。…

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