syndic means A government official having different duties depending on the country; also, a magistrate, especially one of the Chief Magistrates of Geneva, Switzerland.
syndic is pronounced /ˈsɪndɪk/.
Etymology
Borrowed from French syndic (“delegated representative; a chief magistrate of Geneva; a censor; critic (obsolete)”), from Late Latin syndicus (“syndic, representative of a corporation or town”), from Ancient Greek σύνδικος (súndikos, “advocate of a defendant”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together, with”) + δῐ́κη (dĭ́kē, “law, order”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”)) + -ος (-os).
noun
- A government official having different duties depending on the country; also, a magistrate, especially one of the Chief Magistrates of Geneva, Switzerland.
- An agent of a corporation, or of any body of people engaged in a business enterprise; specifically, in the University of Cambridge, a member of the senate appointed to carry out specific duties.e.g.“In France, syndics are appointed by the creditors of a bankrupt to manage the property.”
- A layperson who is given official responsibility for the finances, care, and civil administration of the nonreligious details of a convent or religious community.
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Words closest in meaning
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- magistrate 56% match — A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both. vs syndic →
- avoyer 56% match — A chief magistrate of various free imperial cities or cantons of Switzerland. vs syndic →
- regidor 54% match — A position in municipal governments in Spain and Latin America, roughly corresponding to alderman (member of municipal legislative body). vs syndic →
- scabinus 54% match — A municipal officer roughly equivalent to a councilman or alderman. vs syndic →
- synarchist 53% match — A supporter of synarchy or synarchism. vs syndic →
- archon 53% match — A chief magistrate of ancient Athens. vs syndic →
- corregidor 53% match — The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire. vs syndic →
- synodist 53% match — An adherent to, or member of, a synod. vs syndic →