proctors
proc·tor
(prŏk′tər)n.
A supervisor especially of an examination or dormitory in a school.
tr.v. proc·tored, proc·tor·ing, proc·tors
To supervise (an examination).
[Middle English procutor, proctour, university officer, manager, from procuratour; see procurator.]
proc·to′ri·al (-tôr′ē-əl) adj.
proc′tor·ship′ n.
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proctor
(ˈprɒktə)n
1. (Education) a member of the teaching staff of any of certain universities having the duties of enforcing discipline
2. (Education) US (in a college or university) a supervisor or monitor who invigilates examinations, enforces discipline, etc
3. (Law) (formerly) an agent, esp one engaged to conduct another's case in a court
4. (Law) (formerly) an agent employed to collect tithes
5. (Anglicanism) Church of England one of the elected representatives of the clergy in Convocation and the General Synod
vb
(Education) (tr) US to invigilate (an examination)
[C14: syncopated variant of procurator]
proctorial adj
procˈtorially adv
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proc•tor
(ˈprɒk tər)n.
1. a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
2. a school official charged with any of various supervisory or disciplinary duties.
v.t., v.i.3. to supervise or monitor.
[1350–1400; Middle English; contracted variant of procurator]
proc•to′ri•al (-ˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-) adj.
proc′tor•ship`, n.
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proctor
Past participle: proctored
Gerund: proctoring
| Imperative |
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| proctor |
| proctor |
| Present |
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| I proctor |
| you proctor |
| he/she/it proctors |
| we proctor |
| you proctor |
| they proctor |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I proctored |
| you proctored |
| he/she/it proctored |
| we proctored |
| you proctored |
| they proctored |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am proctoring |
| you are proctoring |
| he/she/it is proctoring |
| we are proctoring |
| you are proctoring |
| they are proctoring |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have proctored |
| you have proctored |
| he/she/it has proctored |
| we have proctored |
| you have proctored |
| they have proctored |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was proctoring |
| you were proctoring |
| he/she/it was proctoring |
| we were proctoring |
| you were proctoring |
| they were proctoring |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had proctored |
| you had proctored |
| he/she/it had proctored |
| we had proctored |
| you had proctored |
| they had proctored |
| Future |
|---|
| I will proctor |
| you will proctor |
| he/she/it will proctor |
| we will proctor |
| you will proctor |
| they will proctor |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have proctored |
| you will have proctored |
| he/she/it will have proctored |
| we will have proctored |
| you will have proctored |
| they will have proctored |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be proctoring |
| you will be proctoring |
| he/she/it will be proctoring |
| we will be proctoring |
| you will be proctoring |
| they will be proctoring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been proctoring |
| you have been proctoring |
| he/she/it has been proctoring |
| we have been proctoring |
| you have been proctoring |
| they have been proctoring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been proctoring |
| you will have been proctoring |
| he/she/it will have been proctoring |
| we will have been proctoring |
| you will have been proctoring |
| they will have been proctoring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been proctoring |
| you had been proctoring |
| he/she/it had been proctoring |
| we had been proctoring |
| you had been proctoring |
| they had been proctoring |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would proctor |
| you would proctor |
| he/she/it would proctor |
| we would proctor |
| you would proctor |
| they would proctor |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have proctored |
| you would have proctored |
| he/she/it would have proctored |
| we would have proctored |
| you would have proctored |
| they would have proctored |
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proctor
A person who supervises at examinations and enforces discipline in a school.
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Translations
proctor
[ˈprɒktəʳ]
A. N (Jur) → procurador(a) m/f (Brit) (Univ) → censor(a) m/f (oficial que cuida de la disciplina) (US) (Univ) (= invigilator) → celador(a) m/f
B. VT, VI (US) (= invigilate) → vigilar
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proctor
n (Jur) → Prokurator(in) m(f); (Univ) → Proktor(in) m(f); (US: = supervisor) → (Prüfungs)aufsicht f
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