syndic

American  

[sin-dik] / ˈsɪn dɪk /

noun

1. a person chosen to represent and transact business for a corporation, as a university.

2. a civil magistrate having different powers in different countries.

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syndic British  

/ ˈsɪndɪk /

noun

1. a business agent of some universities or other bodies

2. (in several countries) a government administrator or magistrate with varying powers

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Other Word Forms

• syndicship
  noun
• syndical
  adjective

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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syndic

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

He was secretary of state from 1632 to 1636, and syndic or chief magistrate in 1637, 1641, 1645 and 1649.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

Then came also the syndic and petty officers of the larger village of Sant' Arturo, where the communal municipality in which Marca was enrolled had its seat of justice, its tax-offices, and its schools.

From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida

The syndic concluded, then, that the operation was physically impossible.

From The Red True Story Book by H. J. (Henry Justice) Ford

In 1821 Houwald was unanimously elected syndic for Lower Lusatia, an office which placed him at the head of the administration of the province.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various