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Meaning of "prorector" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRORECTOR

prorector  [prəʊˈrɛktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRORECTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prorector is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRORECTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prorector

In many countries in Europe, a prorector is deputy to rector and a member of the management body of a university. In cases with more than one prorector each prorector manages a particular area of university life. Examples include prorector of education and prorector of science. The same applies for Brazil. For example "Graduation Prorector" means the member of the management body in charge of graduation courses, and so on. In the fictional world of David Foster Wallace's futuristic novel Infinite Jest, "Those younger staffers who double as academic and athletic instructors are, by convention at North American tennis academies, known as 'prorectors.'"...

Definition of prorector in the English dictionary

The definition of prorector in the dictionary is a substitute, or assistant, university rector.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRORECTOR


collector
kəˈlɛktə
connecter
kəˈnɛktə
corrector
kəˈrɛktə
detector
dɪˈtɛktə
director
dɪˈrɛktə
erector
ɪˈrɛktə
hector
ˈhɛktə
inspector
ɪnˈspɛktə
nectar
ˈnɛktə
perfecta
pəˈfɛktə
projector
prəˈdʒɛktə
protector
prəˈtɛktə
recta
ˈrɛktə
rector
ˈrɛktə
respecter
rɪˈspɛktə
resurrector
ˌrɛzəˈrɛktə
sector
ˈsɛktə
selector
sɪˈlɛktə
subdirector
ˌsʌbdaɪˈrɛktə
vector
ˈvɛktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRORECTOR

propylitisation
propylitise
propylitization
propylitize
propylon
propylthiouracil
proratable
prorate
proration
prore
proreform
prorogate
prorogation
prorogue
pros
pros and cons
Pros. Atty.
prosaic
prosaically
prosaicalness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRORECTOR

actor
art director
artistic director
associate director
connector
debt collector
deflector
detective chief inspector
effector
executive director
finance director
injector
lector
managing director
music director
private sector
public sector
reflector
sales director
smoke detector
Spector

Synonyms and antonyms of prorector in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prorector» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRORECTOR

Find out the translation of prorector to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prorector from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prorector» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

prorector
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prorector
570 millions of speakers

English

prorector
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

prorector
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

prorector
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проректор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pró-Reitor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

prorector
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prorecteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengaturcara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prorektor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

prorector
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

prorector
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prorector
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

prorector
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

prorector
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रोजेक्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

prorector
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Prorettore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prorektor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проректор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prorector
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

prorector
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prorector
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prorektor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prorektor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prorector

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRORECTOR»

The term «prorector» is normally little used and occupies the 127.022 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRORECTOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prorector» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prorector» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prorector

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRORECTOR»

Discover the use of prorector in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prorector and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Academiae Georgiae Augustae prorector Rudolphus Wagner D. ...
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Rudolph Wagner, 1845
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Higher Education in the Post-communist World: Case Studies ...
The senior administrative team at RSPU is comprised of the following individuals, all of whom have had a long affiliation with RSPU. 1. Nina Dimidova, prorector for Academic Affairs. She is both an alumna and former faculty member at RSPU.
Paula L. W. Sabloff, 1999
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The North American Review
Common cases, as those referring to discipline, are decided in the academic court, which is in session twice a week, and consists of the prorector, the two counsellors, and the secretary, whose laborious task it is to keep a minute record of the ...
Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, 1828
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New Monthly Magazine
Any one not personally appearing to such an ' invitation,' in the name of the Prorector, whether coming from the Prorector himself, or one of the University counsellors — it not being needful that the cause of the invitation should be specified to ...
Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, 1830
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The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
a student is enjoined to consider it his duty to pay all obedience to the magistrates, and especially to the commands of the Prorector," altogether a very useless injunction. If any ' one is demanded his name and dwelling in the name of the ...
‎1830
6
The student-life of Germany
At the head of a German university stands the rector, or more commonly, the prorector, since the rectorate is generally retained by the sovereign princes in their own hands, as is the case in Baden. With the rector or prorector is associated the ...
William Howitt, Dr. Cornelius (pseud.), 1841
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THE MONTHLY REVIEW, FROM JANUARY TO APIL INCLUSIVE
The charge of the prorector is semi-annual, or annual, under the repeated sanction of the government. The time of his office may, however, be prolonged whenever circumstances require it. The prorector may also be dean of his faculty, if the ...
E. HENDERSON, 2, OLD BAILEY, 1838
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The New Monthly Magazine
a student is enjoined to consider it his duty to pay all obedience to the magistrates, and especially to the commands of the Prorector," altogether a very useless injunction. If any ' one is demanded his name and dwelling in the name of the ...
‎1830
9
The Monthly Review
conduct all the concerns of their respective faculties. The charge of the prorector is semi-annual, or annual, under the repeated sanction of the government. The time of his office may, however, be prolonged whenever circumstances require it.
‎1838
10
Managing Strategy in Academic Institutions: Learning from Brazil
r Rector2 University Council f I I Prorector Prorector Prorector (Graduate ( Planning) (Under- & Research) graduate) \ I I Prorector Prorector Prorector ( Adminis- (Extension) (Student tration) Services) Director Director Director Director Director ...
Cynthia Hardy, Roberto Costa Fachin, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRORECTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prorector is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fostul prorector Universitatea Ovidius din Constanţa Vasile Sârbu …
Agenţia Naţională de Integritate (ANI) a constatat existenţa stării de incompatibilitate în cazul lui Vasile Sârbu, fost prorector al Universităţii 'Ovidius' din ... «RomaniaTV.net, Nov 14»
2
Three new centres of excellence at UCPH
... combating disease, so we have every reason to be proud,” says Thomas Bjørnholm, Prorector for Research and Innovation at the University of Copenhagen. «University of Copenhagen News Site, Oct 14»
3
Gabriela Stanciu: Fostul prorector al Universitatii Ovidius din …
Gabriela Stanciu, fostul prorector al Universitatii Ovidius din Constanta, ramane sub control judiciar. Decizia a fost luata de judecatorii Tribunalului Ilfov si poate ... «Realitatea, May 14»
4
UPDATE Examenul de rezidentiat. Prorector UMF: Foarte multi …
Prorector UMF: Foarte multi rezidenti aleg sa plece in strainatate chiar din timpul rezidentiatului/ Cea mai mare concurenta - stomatologie. de I.R. HotNews.ro. «HotNews, Nov 13»
5
Aurel Burciu, fostul prorector al Universităţii „Ştefan cel Mare …
Aurel Burciu, fost prorector al Universităţii „Ştefan cel Mare” Suceava, actual profesor universitar la Facultatea de Ştiinţe Economice, a fost trimis în judecată de ... «Monitorul de Suceava, Dec 12»
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Sechestru pe vila şi apartamentul fostului prorector al Universităţii …
Zile grele pentru Aurel Burciu, fostul prorector al Universităţii „Ştefan cel Mare” Suceava. După ce procurorii Direcţiei Naţionale Anticorupţie, Serviciul Teritorial ... «Monitorul de Suceava, Oct 12»
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Dr. OTILIA HEDEŞAN, prorector al Universității de Vest, Timișoara: Schimbări de statute în sistemele noastre universitare. 1 comentariu. 1. Din textele ... «Revista 22, Jun 12»
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Fost prorector al Universităţii „Ştefan cel Mare” Suceava, cercetat …
Aurel Burciu, fost prorector al Universităţii „Ştefan cel Mare" din Suceava până la alegerile din luna martie a acestui an, este urmărit penal de procurorii Direcţiei ... «Adevărul, Jun 12»
9
Prorectorii şi decanii, validaţi de UTCN
Printre cei votaţi în unanimitate de către membrii senatului se numără Cătălin Popa, prorector responsabil cu relaţiile internaţionale, Sergiu Nedevschi, prorector ... «Romania Libera, May 12»
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Dan Lazăr va demisiona de la Finanţe şi va pleca la Cluj, ca …
Conform legii, poziţia de prorector este una de conducere în cadrul universităţilor, dar nu obligă la renunţarea funcţiei de demnitate publică, deoarece o situaţie ... «Mediafax, Mar 12»

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