magistrate

Meaning

1. 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.
2. (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
3. (broadly) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
4. (Quebec) A master's degree.

Synonyms

judge

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justice

arbitrator

justice of the peace

commandant

squire

government official

jurist

lawyer

liege

lord

magistracy

magnate

master

officer

official

recorder

registrar

sire

suzerain

trier

municipal government

shogunate administrator

adjudicator

stipendiary magistrate

arbiter

beak

commander

foreman

governor

grandee

Translations

magistrado

magistrat

magistrato

magistrado

Richter

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magistrat

alcalde

juge

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δικαστής

Magistrat

ειρηνοδίκης

magistratus

magistraat

jutge

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹeɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English magistrat, maiestrat (“magistrate; magistracy”), borrowed from Latin magistrātus. See also -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).