The meaning of ALCALDE is the chief administrative and judicial officer or the mayor of a town in a Spanish-speaking country or region.

'Alcade' [al-keyd] refers to a Spanish or Portuguese magistrate of a town or district. They are responsible for maintaining law and order, presiding over trials, and administering justice.

alcalde [ al- kal -dee; Spanish ahl- kahl - th e ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA noun, plural al·cal·des [al-, kal, -deez, ahl-, kahl, -, th, es]. a mayor having judicial powers.

Alcalde. The alcalde, the most important official in the Spanish municipality, acted not only as the chief executive in a Spanish town, but also functioned as a judge of minor cases and as the head of the ayuntamiento, or town council.

Alcalde (/ ælˈkældi /; Spanish: [alˈkalðe]) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo (the municipal council) and judge of first instance of a town.