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Reeve (Canada) In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

, an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents * Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord * High-reeve, a title taken by some English magistrates during the 10th and 11th centuries *Shire reeve, an official position that originated the term

Sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...

* Vogt, an official in many European countries, often translated ''reeve''

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* Reeve (surname), list of notable people with the surname * Reeve, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Reeve knot, a stopper knot *Reeve, a female ruff (bird), a wading bird * Reeve (''Final Fantasy''), a character from the video game ''Final Fantasy VII'' * Reeve Electric Association Plant, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Iowa *" The Reeve's Prologue and Tale", from ''The Canterbury Tales'' by Chaucer *

Leander Reeve House The Leander Reeve House, also known as the Old Stone House, is an historic structure located near Geneva, Iowa United States. Leander Reeve came to Franklin County from Ashtabula County, Ohio in 1853. He initially worked as a trapper until he ...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Iowa * To reeve a line through blocks in order to gain a mechanical advantage, a nautical term

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