Yes, reeve is in the scrabble dictionary.

High-reeve (Old English: hēahgerēfa) was a title taken by some English magnates during the 10th and 11th centuries, and is particularly associated with the rulers of Bamburgh. In the North People’s Law, a high-reeve is given a wergild of four thousand thrymsas, the same as a hold and half the wergild of an ealdorman.

1 : one enjoying civil or political liberty. 2 : one having the full rights of a citizen. Freeman. biographical name (1) Free·​man | / ˈfrē-mən /

Historically, in some small townships, the title “reeve” was used instead of mayor. In some other municipalities, “mayor” and “reeve” were two separate offices, with the mayor retaining leadership powers while the reeve was equivalent to what other municipalities called an “at-large councillor”.

Reeves’s pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) is a large pheasant within the genus Syrmaticus. It is endemic to China. It is named after the British naturalist John Reeves, who first introduced live specimens to Europe in 1831….

Mayor. All provinces provide that the mayor shall be elected at large. This means that unlike councillors, they do not represent a specific geographic area or “ward” of the municipality. Canadian mayors generally preside at all council meetings.

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Traditionally, mayors oversee a city’s main departments, including the police, fire, education, housing and transportation departments. This type of structure gives the majority of the city power to the council members, with the mayor acting as more of a ceremonial leader of the council.

Canada is a representative democracy. This gives each citizen the right to elect representatives at each level of government (federal, provincial or territorial, and municipal). These representatives make decisions and laws that affect all parts of life.

The major decision makers in our country consists of the President, the Prime Minister and the Parliament.

Parliamentary system

Democracy is government in which power and civic responsibility are exercised by all adult citi- zens, directly, or through their freely elected rep- resentatives. Democracy rests upon the principles of majority rule and individual rights. Fair, frequent, and well-managed elections are essential in a democracy.

Switzerland is a semi-direct democratic federal republic. The Federal Council holds the executive power and is composed of seven power-sharing Federal Councillors elected by the Federal Assembly. The judicial branch is headed by the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, whose judges are elected by the Federal Assembly.

Since 1848 the Swiss Confederation has been a federal republic of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, putting them among the world’s oldest surviving republics.

Switzerland has been republic since 1848. There’s no king. But they have a president named Simmonetta Sommaruga. Switzerland started with three royal families.