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An officer of government, invested with different powers in different countries; a magistrate.

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  1. n. An officer of government, invested with different powers in different countries; a magistrate.
  2. n. An agent of a corporation, or of any body of men engaged in a business enterprise; an advocate or patron; an assignee.
  3. n. one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions
  4. 1. An officer of government, invested with different powers in different countries; a magistrate. 2. (Law) An agent of a corporation, or of any body of men engaged in a business enterprise; an advocate or patron; an assignee. Note: In France, syndics are appointed by the creditors of a bankrupt to manage the property. Almost all the companies in Paris, the university, and the like, have their syndics. The university of Cambridge, Eng., has its syndics, who are chosen from the senate to transact special business, such as the regulation of fees, the framing of laws, etc.
  5. An agent of a corporation, or of any body of men engaged in abusiness enterprise; an advocate or patron; an assignee.
  6. n. one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions