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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The syndic protested his sense of the favour, but begged to take all their good qualities on trust.
From Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune by Charles James Lever
Take this account of how the banker, Del Ferice, obtained the decoration for a syndic who was one of his political supporters:— 'Del Ferice, left to himself, returned to the question of the mayor's decoration.
From Critical Studies by Ouida
Ignatius Zwirina, however, was already deputy syndic of his native place.
From Pretty Michal by Mór Jókai
There sat the honest masters, the worthy syndic Jacobus Paumgartner at their head, all with hot red faces.
From Weird Tales, Vol. II. by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
He has preached gymnastics to senators and deputies, to the syndic and municipal councillors, and even to the crown princess, now queen.
From How to Get Strong and How to Stay So by William Garden Blaikie
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