syndic

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Synonyms: synodic

Antonyms: synodic

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|government}} A [[government]] [[official#Noun|official]] having [[different]] [[duty|duties]] [[depend]]ing on the [[country]]; also, a [[magistrate]], especially one of the [[chief#Adjective|Chief]] Magistrates of [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]].
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|Britain}} An [[agent]] of a [[corporation]], or of any [[body]] of [[person|people]] [[engage]]d in a [[business]] [[enterprise]]; specifically, in the {{w|University of Cambridge}}, a [[member]] of the [[senate]] [[appoint]]ed to [[carry out]] [[specific]] duties.
3. {{lb|en|Catholicism}} 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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