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• corregidor
  corregidor

  noun

  the chief magistrate of a town in Spain.
• Corregidor
  Corregidor

  noun

  an island in Manila Bay, in the Philippines: U.S. forces defeated by the Japanese in May, 1942. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).

corregidor

¹ American  

[kuh-reg-i-dawr, -dohr, kawr-re-hee-thawr] / kəˈrɛg ɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, kɔrˌrɛ hiˈðɔr /

noun

• corregidors,
  plural
• corregidores
  plural

1. the chief magistrate of a town in Spain.

2. History/Historical. (in Spanish America)

   1. a minor administrative unit.

   2. the chief officer of such a district.

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Corregidor ² American  

[kuh-reg-i-dawr, -dohr, kawr-re-hee-thawr] / kəˈrɛg ɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, kɔrˌrɛ hiˈðɔr /

noun

1. an island in Manila Bay, in the Philippines: U.S. forces defeated by the Japanese in May, 1942. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).

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Corregidor British  

/ kəˈrɛɡɪˌdɔː /

noun

1. an island at the entrance to Manila Bay, in the Philippines: site of the defeat of American forces by the Japanese (1942) in World War II

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• corregidores
  plural
• corregidors
  plural

Etymology

Origin of corregidor

1585–95; < Spanish, derivative of corregir to correct

Example Sentences

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We are interlopers here, and so too is Zama, a Spanish corregidor played in a superbly weary, bone-dry performance by Daniel Giménez Cacho.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2018

The corregidor was standing apart from the rest in earnest conversation with a stranger.

From Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas by A.W. Cooper

An order had arrived from the corregidor of Avila, commanding that the person of Lopez should be set at liberty, and that the books which had been found in his possession should be alone detained. 

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow

In regard to civil matters, it is governed by a corregidor and captain of war, who generally has residence in it and extends his jurisdiction to the neighboring islands of Marindùque and Lucbàn.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Emma Helen Blair

Notwithstanding that, however, a corregidor took to persecuting him by word and deed.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Emma Helen Blair

During the defense of the U.S. base at Corregidor, in the bay near Manila, troops under Rose’s command removed an artillery piece from its mount and turned it into a roving gun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Army Forces in the Far East, ordered U.S. and Philippine troops to evacuate Manila and to withdraw to the jungle-clad Bataan Peninsula and nearby island fortress on Corregidor.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2023

Army Pacific, to the island of Corregidor earlier this month, where, as part of a tour, they both looked at the American guns that were supplied to the Philippines in the early 1900s.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

The command headquarters surrendered at Corregidor Island nearly a month later.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Private Price was evacuated from Corregidor just a few weeks before MacArthur himself abandoned that post, with his famous promise to return.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The corregidores and alcaldes also exercise the functions of a justice of the peace in the cantons and rural districts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

To replace control by encomenderos, local magistrates called corregidores were introduced.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton

The Navarrete text has corregidores, town governors appointed by the king.

From The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 by Julius E. Olson

Small municipal matters are regulated by the alcaldes and corregidores; and everything relating to the general government, to the military, and to foreigners, by the commandants, acting under the governor-general.

From Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

I don't know your courts, your judges, or your corregidores.

From The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers by Bret Harte

The chief aim of the alcaldes-mayor, corregidors, and assistants, is trade.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by James Alexander Robertson

All the other cities and the different authorities received similar letters, which were inclosed in others to the corregidors.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Juan Antonio Llorente

Although each port had three corregidors who audited the finances, as they also paid for their places, they connived with the governors.

From The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century by Clarence Henry Haring

Therefore I conclude it by saying that the dismissal of the deputies, and the reduction of the number of alcaldes-mayor and corregidors, are most necessary for many reasons.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by James Alexander Robertson

He introduced important reforms and laws among the alcaldes-mayor and corregidors.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by James Alexander Robertson