as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
chose to take their case before the local magistrate
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Recent Examples of magistrate
Petro did not participate in the attack, which left several guerrillas and around half the high court's magistrates dead.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
The deputy chief magistrate, Tan Ikram, ordered that Partey is not to contact directly or indirectly this new complainant, in line with the bail conditions he was served previously.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
When are magistrates going to keep bad guys behind bars?
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
That is a departure from previous norms, in which a warrant signed by a judge or magistrate was necessary for agents to forcibly enter homes.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
The deputy chief magistrate, Tan Ikram, ordered that Partey is not to contact directly or indirectly this new complainant, in line with the bail conditions he was served previously.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
When are magistrates going to keep bad guys behind bars?
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
That is a departure from previous norms, in which a warrant signed by a judge or magistrate was necessary for agents to forcibly enter homes.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for magistrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magistrate
Noun
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Trever Nehls was also defeated in a 2022 race for Fort Bend County judge by three percentage points.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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When the populist demagogue Willie Stark orders Burden, journalist turned gumshoe, to dig up dirt on a local judge, Burden demurs; certainly there are no skeletons in the office of the good judge.—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Rockets outscored the Knicks by 28 in Durant’s 35 minutes on the court.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The annual award recognizes the player deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Magistrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magistrate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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