Editing Synod (section)

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* In North America, a synod can be a local administrative region similar to a [[diocese]] in other denominations. An example of this is the [[Minneapolis Area Synod]] of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]]. However, for some denominations such as the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] and the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]], it denotes an entire church body. The usage of synod as an administrative ecclesiastical region is also reflected by the German term {{Lang|de|Synodalverband}} (i.e. synodal federation), such as the [[Regional Synodal Federation of the Free City of Danzig]].

[[File:Synode 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau|EKHN]]'s 10th Church Synod (general assembly), 2009]]
* In Europe, a synod can be a legislature comprising deputies elected by all enfranchised members of a church and competent for the entire church. It is similar to a [[General Assembly (presbyterian church)|general assembly]] in Presbyterianism, and found, in [[Landeskirche|regional Protestant church bodies (Landeskirche)]] in Germany; examples include {{Lang|de|Landessynode}} (i.e. regional or land synod) or {{Lang|de|Generalsynode}} (general synod). A synod can also be used by an administrative subunit of a church body, such as a city synod ({{Lang|de|Stadtsynode}}; comprising synodal deputies of congregations of one denomination within one city) or provincial synod ({{Lang|de|Provinzialsynode}}; comprising synodal deputies of congregations within an [[ecclesiastical province#Evangelical State Church in Prussia|ecclesiastical province]]). The use of the term synod to describe a small gathering is now obsolete, the term used instead is ''Kirchenkreis''.