magistrateship
Definition
Noun: The office, position, or tenure of a magistrate; the period during which a person serves as a magistrate.
Usage Examples
- (He obtained the position of a magistrate.)
- (The office of a magistrate involves important judicial power.)
- (She held the position of magistrate for five years.)
Advanced Usage
"to assume the magistrateship": to begin serving as a magistrate.
- After years of legal experience, he assumed the magistrateship with great dedication. (He took up the office of magistrate.)
"to resign from the magistrateship": to voluntarily leave the position of a magistrate.
- The scandal forced him to resign from the magistrateship. (He left his office as a magistrate due to controversy.)
Variants and Related Words
Magistrate (n): a civil officer or judge with limited judicial authority.
- The magistrate presided over minor criminal cases. (The judge with limited powers handled less serious matters.)
Magisterial (adj): relating to or characteristic of a magistrate; authoritative.
- His magisterial tone commanded respect in the courtroom. (His authoritative manner was typical of a magistrate.)
Magistracy (n): the office or authority of a magistrate; a body of magistrates.
- The magistracy oversees local legal affairs. (The collective group of magistrates manages judicial duties.)
Synonyms
- Judgeship: the position or office of a judge.
- Justiceship: the office of a justice (often used for higher-ranking judicial officers).
- Commissionership: the office of a commissioner (a similar administrative or judicial role).
Related Idioms
"to sit on the bench": to serve as a judge or magistrate.
- She has sat on the bench for over a decade. (She has served as a magistrate or judge for more than ten years.)
"to wear the robe": to hold a judicial office, often used metaphorically for magistrates.
- He wore the robe with dignity during his magistrateship. (He performed his duties as a magistrate with honour.)