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Definition of magistrate : A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch of it.

Synonyms:

jurist, decide, bailiff, jurisprudent, law, arbiter, advocate, clerk, the bench, justice of the peace, circuit judge, barrister, the bar, attorney, attorney general, chief justice

executive, manager, commander, superintendent, dean, king, boss, mayor, commandant, warden, band master, governor, captain, chief, supervisor, queen, foreman, taskmaster, Lord, overlord, general, overseer, leader, baron, director, conductor, ringleader, ringmaster, officer, master, ruler

police judge

his honor, censor, negotiator, mediator, lord chancellor, administrator, judge, adjudicator, expert, his lordship, referee, justice, judiciary, arbitrator, umpire, moderator, reconciler, authority

Usage examples:

• A king was to be in England, for the future, a respected and honored chief magistrate appointed for life and to hereditary office. - "A History of the Four Georges, Volume I (of 4)", Justin McCarthy.
• They made me say much more than I said before the magistrate. - "The Queen of Hearts", Wilkie Collins Last Updated: January 3, 2009.
• " Turn around, Welch, and let's see your back," directed the magistrate. - "McAllister and His Double", Arthur Train.