cynic, syndic

Cynic or cynic means a person who believes that nothing is really good, that what seems upright or moral is probably hypocrisy --
He's a cynic; he thinks the most selfless acts are basically self-aggrandizing.
Don't be such a cynic; some well-meaning people work for the government.

Syndic or syndic means a representative of a corporation or university, someone empowered to transact business --
A syndic is here to talk about buying that old house on behalf of the university.
He was dressed as a syndic, like one of the men on the cigar box.

Syndic is also an old-fashioned or foreign type of local magistrate --
He was brought before the syndic, who questioned and dismissed him.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"The old cynic saw corruption everywhere; he even accused the syndic of taking bribes."