meaning of prefect
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Prefect Prefect(noun) a Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person.
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consul consul (plural consuls) ( 1 historical) Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires. ( 2 historical) Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804. ( 3 obsolete) A count or earl.
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- superintendent noun [C]. › GOVERNMENT in the US, someone in ​charge of a ​government ​department or ​official ​activity or ​process, who makes sure that ​rules and ​laws are obeyed: superintendent of sth She is ​currently ​serving as superintendent of the Kansas City School District.uperintendent noun [C] (BUILDING MANAGER). › (short form super) a ​person in ​charge of ​keeping a ​building in good ​condition: Ask the superintendent to ​check the ​boiler – we’re not getting any ​hot ​water. (Definition of superintendent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press).
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- Recent Examples of prefect from the Web. 1  The prefect of Dirkou locality, Bachir Manzo, said Thursday that the dead included three babies, two children and 17 women. 2  And the fact that most people will suspect neither its capabilities nor its expense is the prefect final reason to buy it.
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Definitions &Translations Bureaucracy is a body of nonelective government officials and/or an administrative policy-making group.. Historically, bureaucracy referred to government administration managed by departments staffed with nonelected officials.
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VICEROY Noun. 1. viceroy-governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign. vicereine. exarch-a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire. governor-the head of a state government.
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Definitions &Translations Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Deacon (noun) an officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests.
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bureaucracy the world of petty and incompetent officials. bureaucracy. 1. a government typified by a rigid hierarchy of bureaus, administrators, and minor officials. 2. a body of administrators; officialdom. 3. administration characterized by excessive red tape and routine.
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- A prefect's office, department, or area of control is called a prefecture, but in various post-Roman empire cases there is a prefect without a prefecture or vice versa.
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Consul ; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic. The relating adjective is consular, from the Latin consularis.
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Definitions &Translations Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: viceroy (Noun). One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch. viceroy (Noun). An orange and black North American butterfly (Limenitis archippus), so named because it is similar to, but smaller than, the monarch butterfly.
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Definition of censor in English: noun. 1  1An official who examines books, films, news, etc. that are about to be published and suppresses any parts that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security. 2  2(in ancient Rome) either of two magistrates who held censuses and supervised public morals.
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- Vic. 1. a. The priest of a parish in the Church of England who receives a stipend or salary but does not receive the tithes of a parish. I think that's the specific distinction you're looking for. A vicar is still a pastor, I surmise.
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- The Permanent Secretary, in most departments officially titled the Permanent Under-secretary of State or PUS (although the full title is rarely used), is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis.
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bureaucrat The definition of a bureaucrat is a person with an official position in the government, or a term used to describe someone in a position of power who is more concerned with procedure or policy than with people's needs. A senator is an example of a bureaucrat.
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superintendent superintendent. 1  a person in charge of a department, institution, etc.; director; supervisor. 2  a person responsible for the maintenance of a building; custodian.
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viceroy viceroy. n. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a governor of a colony, country, or province who acts for and rules in the name of his sovereign or government.
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Tetrarch governor of a fourth part. Dictionaries-Smith's Bible Dictionary-Tetrarch, properly the sovereign or governor of the fourth part of a country. (Matthew 14:1; Luke 3:1; 9:7; Acts 13:1) The title was, however, often applied to any one who governed a Roman province, of whatever size. The title of king was sometimes assigned to a tetrarch.
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Definitions &Translations Viceroy. A viceroy is a regal official who runs a country, colony, or city province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning in the place of and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's province or larger territory may be called a viceroyalty.
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- Definition of prefecture. 1  1 : the office or term of office of a prefect. 2  2 : the official residence of a prefect. 3  3 : the district governed by a prefect.
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- (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the two countries.
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- porter meaning, definition, what is porter: a person whose job is to carry things, especially travellers' bags at railway stations…. Learn more.
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- Definition of prefect. 1  1 : any of various high officials or magistrates of differing functions and ranks in ancient Rome. 2  2 : a chief officer or chief magistrate. 3  3 : a student monitor in a usually private school.
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warden (ˈwɔr dn) n. 1. a person charged with the care and custody of something; keeper. 2. the chief administrative officer in charge of a prison. 3. any of various public officials charged with superintendence or with enforcement of regulations, as a fire warden or game warden.
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gubernatorial Definition of gubernatorial. : of or relating to a governor the gubernatorial election.