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prefect

a person appointed to a position of command or authority; a chief magistrate

Not to be confused with:

perfect – complete; unblemished; faultless: a perfect performance

pre·fect

(prē′fĕkt′)

1. A high administrative official or chief officer, as:

a. Any of several high military or civil officials in ancient Rome.

b. The chief of police of Paris, France.

c. A chief administrative official of a department of France.

d. The administrator in charge of discipline at a Jesuit school.

2. A student monitor or officer, especially in a private school.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praefectus, from past participle of praeficere, to place at the head of : prae-, pre- + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

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prefect

(ˈpriːfɛkt)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in France, Italy, etc) the chief administrative officer in a department

2. (Law) (in France, etc) the head of a police force

3. (Education) Brit a schoolchild appointed to a position of limited power over his fellows

4. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) any of several magistrates or military commanders

5. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church Also called: prefect apostolic an official having jurisdiction over a missionary district that has no ordinary

6. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church one of two senior masters in a Jesuit school or college (the prefect of studies and the prefect of discipline or first prefect)

7. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a cardinal in charge of a congregation of the Curia

Also (for senses 4–7): praefect

[C14: from Latin praefectus one put in charge, from praeficere to place in authority over, from prae before + facere to do, make]

prefectorial adj

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pre•fect

(ˈpri fɛkt)

n.

1. a person appointed to any of various positions of authority or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy.

a. the dean of a Jesuit school.

b. a cardinal in charge of a congregation in the Curia Romana.

[1300–50; Middle English < Latin praefectus, n. use of past participle of praeficere to put in charge =prae- pre- + -ficere, comb. form of facere to make, do¹]

pre`fec•to′ri•al, adj.

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prefect - a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"

administrator, executive - someone who manages a government agency or department

Translations

تِلْمِيذٌ مُفَوّضعَريف الصَّف، مُناظِر الدَّرْسمُوَظَّف إداري، والٍ

prefektstudent mající dozor

præfekt

valvojaoppilas

prefektusszenior

deildarstjóriumsjónarmaîur

prefetto capoclasse

監督生

반장

prefektasvyresnysis mokinys

klases vecākaisprefekts

prefect

byråkrat ordensmann prefekt

prefekt

monitor de escola

старший ученик

prefektštudent majúci dozor

ordningsman

นักเรียนที่ดูแลควบคุมนักเรียนที่เด็กกว่า

başkanmülkî amiröğrenci temsilcisi

级长行政官员学校中的年级负责学生

prefect

[ˈpriːfekt] N

1. (Brit) (Scol) → monitor(a) m/f

2. (Admin) (esp in France) → prefecto m

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prefect

[ˈpriːfɛkt] n

(British) (in school) élève chargé de certaines fonctions de discipline
My sister's a prefect → Ma sœur est en dernière année et est chargée de maintenir la discipline.

(in France) → préfet m

prefect

n → Präfekt(in) m(f); (Brit Sch) → Aufsichtsschüler(in) m(f); form prefect (Sch) → ˜ Klassensprecher(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

prefect

[ˈpriːfɛkt] n (Brit) (Scol) allievo delle classi superiori che è incaricato della disciplina e gode di alcuni privilegi (Admin) (in Italy, France) → prefetto

prefect

(ˈpriːfekt) noun

1. one of a number of senior pupils having special powers in a school etc.

2. in some countries, an administrative official.

prefect

→ تِلْمِيذٌ مُفَوّض prefekt præfekt Präfekt επιμελητής monitor valvojaoppilas délégué stariji učenik koji pazi na red i disciplinu prefetto 監督生 반장 prefect ordensmann prefekt monitor de escola старший ученик ordningsman นักเรียนที่ดูแลควบคุมนักเรียนที่เด็กกว่า başkan cựu học sinh trợ giúp giáo viên các công việc quản lý 级长

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