PRAETORS Synonyms

• the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

• a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges

• a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes

• someone who administers a business

• the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor

• someone who manages a government agency or department

• someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

• the quality of being just or fair

• the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

• judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

• a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

• a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

• having official authority or sanction

• of or relating to an office

• a worker who holds or is invested with an office

• someone who administers the rules of a game or sport

• verified officially

• conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

• (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution

• an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic

• a high-ranking university administrator