Judges

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85070897
- info:lc/authorities/sh85070897
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85070897#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Alcaldes
- Cadis
- Chief justices
- Chief magistrates
- Judges--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Justices
- Magistrates
Use For
- Justices
- Magistrates
Broader Terms
- Courts--Officials and employees
Narrower Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://content.glin.gov/subjectTerm/148
Earlier Established Forms
- Cadis
Sources
- found: Am. heritage dict. of the Eng. lang., via WWW, Apr. 12, 2001 (alcalde: the mayor or chief judicial official of a Spanish town)
- found: Encarta world Eng. dict., via WWW, Apr. 12, 2001 (alcalde, pl. alcaldes: mayor: the mayor or chief magistrate of a town in a Spanish-speaking area)
- found: OED online, Apr. 12, 2001 (alcalde: A magistrate of a town, a sheriff or justice, in Spain and Portugal)
- found: Web. 3 (alcalde: an administrative and judicial officer in villages, towns, or districts in Spain and regions under Spanish influence; justice 1 b: a person duly commissioned to hold courts or to try and decide controversies and administer justice)
- found: WordReference.com, Apr. 12, 2001: Spanish to English (alcalde: mayor; (juez) magistrate)
Change Notes
- 2001-05-10: new
- 2011-06-03: revised

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