Both Uses of "magistrate" in "An Inspector Calls"

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magistrate
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An Inspector Calls
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You know, of course, that my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago and that he's still a magistrate?†
p. 31.9 *

magistrate = judicial official
He must have known I was an ex-Lord Mayor and a magistrate and so forth.†
p. 56.5

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(1) (magistrate)
a judge or judicial official
The exact meaning of magistrate varies widely depending upon the context. For example:
- in the U.S. federal court: assists district court judges by handling minor offenses or administrative tasks such as preliminary hearings (often referred to as a magistrate judge rather than just a magistrate)
- in some U.S. states: a judge in the state court
- in France, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, and other civil law countries: a sitting magistrate is a judge and a standing magistrate is a prosecutor
- in England: may be a volunteer without formal legal training who performs a judicial role with regard to minor matters
- in ancient Rome: a powerful officer with both judicial and executive power
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)