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syndic
[< Cdn F syndic d'habitations]
New France, Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
See 1963 quote.
Quotations
1886
They declared that, having regard to the smallness of the population, it would be better to appoint a syndic.
1960
The syndics, elected annually, were allowed to attend the governing council, make representations on matters affecting their constituents, but not to debate or vote.
1963
The administration of the colony was made less autocratic, and syndics, or representatives of the people of Quebec and Montreal [1647] were allowed to appear before the concil on the business of their electors.