rector

ˈrɛktər

Definition

Definition of rector - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education leaderhead of certain universities, colleges, or schools

The rector announced new academic policies..

dean

headmaster

principal

religion

priest in charge of a parish in the Anglican Church

The rector delivered a moving sermon on Sunday..

clergyman

minister

vicar

Scotland

Rare

official elected by students in a university

Rare

The students elected a new rector to represent them.

chancellor

provost

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Expressions with rector

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the headmaster is styled rector

exp.

given the formal title rector

The headmaster is styled rector in official documents.

Origin of rector

Latin, rector (ruler)

Terms with rector included in their meaning

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parsonage

parson's house

house for a parson not a rector or vicar

the headmaster is styled rector

exp.

titles

given the formal title rector

rectorate

school

administrative office or leadership role of a university or college rector

rectorate

governance

district governed by a rector

rectorship

education

the position of a rector in an institution

rectorship

duration

period during which one serves as a rector

rectory

clergy house

house provided by a church for its rector

rectory

religion

office or position of a rector in a church

Examples of rector in a sentence

The rector's speech was inspiring to all students.
The rector greeted the congregation warmly.
Our new rector has many innovative ideas.
The rector addressed the concerns of the student body.
During the meeting, the rector outlined his plans for the year.

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French:recteur, pasteur, ...
German:Rektor, anglikanischer Pfarrer, ...
Italian:rettore, parroco, ...
Spanish:rector, párroco, ...
Portuguese:reitor, pároco, ...
Chinese:校长, 教区牧师, ...
Japanese:学長, 牧師, ...
Arabic:رَئِيس جَامِعَة, قسيس الرعية, ...
Hebrew:רֶקְטוֹר, כּוֹמֶר, ...
Russian:ректор, священник, ...
Ukrainian:ректор, настоятель, ...
Hindi:कुलपति, पादरी, ...
Bengali:উপাচার্য, রেক্টর, ...
Catalan:rector, rector anglicà, ...
Czech:rektor, farář, ...
Danish:rektor, anglikansk præst, ...
Dutch:rector, predikant, ...
Greek:πρύτανης, αγγλικανός ιερέας, ...
Hungarian:rektor, lelkész, ...
Khmer:សាកលវិទ្យាធិការ, បូជាចារ្យទទួលបន្ទុកព្រះសហគមន៍អង់គ្លីកង់, ...
Korean:총장, 성직자, ...
Persian:رئیس دانشگاه, کشیش, ...
Polish:rektor, proboszcz, ...
Portuguese (BR):reitor, pároco, ...
Romanian:rector, preot, ...
Swedish:rektor, kyrkoherde, ...
Thai:อธิการบดี, บาทหลวง, ...
Turkish:rektör, papaz, ...
Vietnamese:hiệu trưởng, mục sư, ...

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