syndic
Americannoun
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a person chosen to represent and transact business for a corporation, as a university.
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a civil magistrate having different powers in different countries.
noun
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a business agent of some universities or other bodies
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(in several countries) a government administrator or magistrate with varying powers
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of syndic
1595–1605; < French < Late Latin syndicus city official < Greek sýndikos counsel for defendant, equivalent to syn- syn- + dik- (stem of dikḗ ) justice + -os noun suffix
Example Sentences
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Ignatius Zwirina, however, was already deputy syndic of his native place.
From Pretty Michal by Mór Jókai
The next day the trade unions appointed each a syndic and these, with the colleagues, sought to quiet the city, but without success.
From Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight by Mathew Joseph Holt
At my request an infantry picket went into the town to find the burgomaster, the syndic of the boatmen, and five of his best hands.
From The Red True Story Book by H. J. (Henry Justice) Ford
The syndic concluded, then, that the operation was physically impossible.
From The Red True Story Book by H. J. (Henry Justice) Ford
Even the stout syndic of Ghent was allowed to go unharmed.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott
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