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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

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Etymology

Origin of corregidor

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

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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 of Tungasuca had been entertaining a party of friends and some travellers at his house.

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

The first foundation which they established was in the village of Bàco, where the corregidor was residing at that time, although that convent was later moved to Calapàn.

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

He seized three Augustinian Recollect fathers, and captured the corregidor of Cuyo2 and another Spaniard.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 27 of 55 1636-37 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, the corregidor, had sent people in pursuit of them; but as yet there were no tidings of their capture.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 by Various

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 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

These distributions were under the superintendence of the provincial authorities, the corregidores, and the sub-delegados.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Thomasina Ross

Subordinate to the prefects are the sub-prefects in the provinces, the corregidores in the cantons and the alcaldes in the rural districts—all appointed officials.

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

I allude to domestic service in the houses of the corregidores, sub-delegados, and priests.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Thomasina Ross

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

At first there were few merchants in Peru, therefore privilege was granted to the Spanish corregidors, or governors of districts, to import goods suitable for Indians, and barter them at a fair price.

From The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Charles, though ignorant of its cause, perceived this at a glance, and greeted him thus:— 'Enter Don Philip II, the Duke of Alva, alguazils, corregidors, and executioners.'

From The Heir of Redclyffe by Charlotte Mary Yonge

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

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