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/ˈsɪndɪk/ · noun
(government) A government official having different duties depending on the country; also, a magistrate, especially one of the Chief Magistrates of Geneva, Switzerland..
The Bailiffes and Syndicks of Merindoll appeare the ſecond time.
[T]he two Syndicks and the reſt of the Magiſtrates of that City began to pry more narrowly into their ſtay, and more neerely into their actions; […]
This City is govern'd by a Syndick and Twenty Five Senators, who meet every Day to conſult about the Affairs of the Commonwealth, and to decide all Cauſes, whether Criminal or Civil.
A syndic shall be appointed for every canal not being administered by a corporation or other public body on behalf of any part of the community.
To-morrow, after the midday prayer, mount an ass and make for the Habbānīyah quarter and there inquire for the house of the syndic Barakah, known as Abū Shāmah.
In 1760 one Intendant went so far as to dissolve the militia altogether and appointed syndics to carry on the local government.
In France, syndics are appointed by the creditors of a bankrupt to manage the property.
The University of Cambridge has syndics who are chosen from the senate to transact special business, such as the regulation of fees and the framing of laws.
Use syndic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Syndic means (government) A government official having different duties depending on the country; also, a magistrate, especially one of the Chief Magistrates of Geneva, Switzerland..
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The Bailiffes and Syndicks of Merindoll appeare the ſecond time.
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