proctor
a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
an official charged with various duties, especially with the maintenance of good order.
to supervise or monitor.
Origin of proctor
1Other words from proctor
- proc·to·ri·al [prok-tawr-ee-uhl], /prɒkˈtɔr i əl/, adjective
- proc·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- proc·tor·ship, noun
- sub·proc·tor, noun
- sub·proc·to·ri·al, adjective
- sub·proc·tor·ship, noun
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How to use proctor in a sentence
The company has also partnered with organizations like Mercedes-Benz, proctor & Gamble and NASA, which want to use Twelve’s carbon transformation technology to reduce emissions by making products and fuels that are normally made from petroleum.
The Air Force’s plan to go green starts with sustainable jet fuel | David Roza/Task & Purpose | January 30, 2022 | Popular-ScienceEach traveler could take the test along with a telehealth proctor daily for 5 days, with reported results.
How to Make COVID-19 Testing for Travel Far More Effective | Michael Mina | December 21, 2021 | Timeproctor & Gamble, HP and Salesforce joined Monday, while Microsoft and Unilever signed on last December.
Jeff Bezos pledges $1 billion to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s land and sea | Jay Greene, Steven Mufson | September 20, 2021 | Washington PostLater, scrutiny of the written portion of the contest revealed that a proctor had offered the wrong definition of the word “capitol.”
Zaila Avant-garde Knows the Troubling History Behind Her Historic Spelling Bee Win | Janell Ross | July 16, 2021 | TimeAccenture employees can pay $5 an hour—the company covers 75% of the cost—for their children to follow remote learning curriculums in a small group supervised by a proctor.
The best back-to-school benefits companies are offering their employees | ehinchliffe | September 10, 2020 | Fortune
“Blackness is another issue entirely apart from class in America,” proctor said.
An Open Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder: It’s Not About Race | Ron Christie | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis ex-wife and high school sweetheart, Evelyn, told the Associated Press that proctor was “a very loving, caring, gentle person.”
Standardized Testing proctor on The Simpsons January 13, 2013.
Harper guest-stars on The Simpsons as a standardized testing proctor.
Here she is being promoted on Twitter by proctor & Gamble, one of her many sponsors.
New York Times Attack on Olympic Athlete Lolo Jones Unfounded and Unfair | David Roth | August 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFor all the effort General proctor made to prevent it, a terrible massacre might have followed this victory.
Four American Indians | Edson L. WhitneyOn discovering that General proctor was present, Tecumseh demanded impatiently why he had not interfered to prevent the massacre.
Four American Indians | Edson L. WhitneyHarrison was advancing with a land force to take these towns and General proctor was eager to get out of his way.
Four American Indians | Edson L. WhitneyA runner has just come in from the General warning me proctor and Tecumsch are turning their attention this way.
Lazarre | Mary Hartwell Catherwood"Fleming proctor shot himself last night," she announced, calmly.
British Dictionary definitions for proctor
/ (ˈprɒktə) /
a member of the teaching staff of any of certain universities having the duties of enforcing discipline
US (in a college or university) a supervisor or monitor who invigilates examinations, enforces discipline, etc
(formerly) an agent, esp one engaged to conduct another's case in a court
(formerly) an agent employed to collect tithes
Church of England one of the elected representatives of the clergy in Convocation and the General Synod
(tr) US to invigilate (an examination)
Origin of proctor
1Derived forms of proctor
- proctorial (prɒkˈtɔːrɪəl), adjective
- proctorially, adverb
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