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(mag-is-trate) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. a civil officer empowered to administer the law; the President of the U.S. is sometimes called chief magistrate a minor official with limited judicial powers; as a justice of the peace or judge of a police court

Example Sentence

A magistrate is a government official.

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