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Vinony

proctor

noun

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verb

  1. administer/supevise, as a test or dormitory
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/

adj

Etymology: The soil test was originally developed by Ralph R. Proctor.

  1. Pertaining to the Proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects.

    “Proctor density; Proctor value”

name

Etymology: The soil test was originally developed by Ralph R. Proctor.

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noun

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English procatour, procutour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator and procurer.

  1. A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
  2. An official at any of several older universities.
  3. A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
  4. One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
  5. A procurator or manager for another.
  6. A representative of the clergy in convocation.

verb

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English procatour, procutour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator and procurer.

  1. to function as a proctor
  2. to manage as an attorney or agent

    “All examinations , including self - study examinations and retake examinations , shall be proctored by a representative of the approved sponsor”