magistrate
magistrate
nounDefinition of MAGISTRATE
a public official having authority to decide questions of law <chose to take their case before the local magistrate>
Related Words jurist, justice, magistrate; intermediary, intermediate, mediator, mediatrix, moderator, negotiator; conciliator, go-between, peacemaker, reconciler, troubleshooter; decider
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