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ректор — meaning in English

rektor

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English meaning

  • Chancellor noun A senior government official, especially the head of government in countries like Germany or Austria, or a finance minister in the UK.
  • principal adj Most important; main.
  • provost noun A senior official who heads a university, college, or cathedral chapter.
  • rector noun A clergy member in charge of a parish, especially in the Anglican or Catholic Church.

Senses

ректор is used for these senses in English:

  • chancellor (Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
  • rector A headmaster or headmistress in various educational institutions, e.g., a university.

Chancellor — full definition

  1. noun A senior government official, especially the head of government in countries like Germany or Austria, or a finance minister in the UK.
  2. noun The ceremonial or administrative head of a university.

principal — full definition

  1. adj Most important; main.
  2. noun The head of a school.
  3. noun A sum of money originally invested or lent, before interest.

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