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Word: Proctor
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: contraction of procurator
ˈprɒktə
an officer (usually one of two) at certain universities, appointed annually and having mainly disciplinary functions.
Short Definition:university officer
an invigilator at a university or college examination.
Short Definition:invigilator at examination
(in the Church of England) an elected representative of the clergy in the convocation of Canterbury or York.
Short Definition:elected representative of clergy
Word: Proctor
Speech Type: Verb
ˈprɒktə
invigilate (an examination)
Short Definition:invigilate examination
Examples:- 18% of the faculty reported that graduate assistants frequently proctored exams
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