[syn: invigilate, proctor]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Proctor \Proc"tor\, v. t.
To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or
agent. --Bp. Warburton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Proctor \Proc"tor\, n. [OE. proketour, contr. fr. procurator.
See Procurator.]
One who is employed to manage to affairs of another.
Specifically:
(a) A person appointed to collect alms for those who could
not go out to beg for themselves, as lepers, the
bedridden, etc.; hence a beggar. [Obs.] --Nares.
(b) (Eng. Law) An officer employed in admiralty and
ecclesiastical causes. He answers to an attorney at
common law, or to a solicitor in equity. --Wharton.
(c) (Ch. of Eng.) A representative of the clergy in
convocation.
(d) An officer in a university or college whose duty it is to
enforce obedience to the laws of the institution.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
proctor
n 1: someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: proctor,
monitor]
v 1: watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
[syn: invigilate, proctor]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "proctor":
Big Brother, MC, advocate, agent, amicus curiae,
apprentice teacher, attorney, attorney-at-law, auditor, bailiff,
barrister, barrister-at-law, boatswain, boss, butler, chief,
comptroller, controller, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law,
croupier, curator, custodian, deputy, emcee, factor, floor manager,
floorman, floorwalker, foreman, friend at court, gaffer, ganger,
graduate assistant, guardian, head, headman, housekeeper,
inspector, intercessor, intern, landreeve, lawyer, legal adviser,
legal counselor, legal expert, legal practitioner, legalist,
librarian, majordomo, master of ceremonies, monitor, mouthpiece,
noncommissioned officer, overman, overseer, paraprofessional,
pleader, practice teacher, praepostor, prefect, procurator,
pupil teacher, sea lawyer, self-styled lawyer, seneschal, sirdar,
slave driver, solicitor, steward, straw boss, student assistant,
subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor,
taskmaster, teaching assistant, teaching fellow, teaching intern,
visitor
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
PROCTOR. One appointed to represent in judgment the party who empowers him,
by writing under his hand called a proxy. The term is used chiefly in the
courts of civil and ecclesiastical law. The proctor is somewhat similar to
the attorney. Avl. Parerg. 421.
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Proctor, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 2852
Housing Units (2000): 1246
Land area (2000): 3.025155 sq. miles (7.835114 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.025155 sq. miles (7.835114 sq. km)
FIPS code: 52630
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 46.743213 N, 92.225553 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 55810
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Proctor, MN
Proctor