proctor
/ˈprɒktə
/noun
1British An officer (usually one of two) at certain universities, appointed annually and having mainly disciplinary functions.The kilt ban was sparked after university proctors - officials responsible for student discipline - complained about the variety of flamboyant clothing being worn to graduations....
- Breaking the code could result in a £70 fine from the university proctors.
- Anyone found to have breached university regulations on computer use would be referred to the proctors, and would be subject to investigation.
2North American An invigilator at a university or college examination.In reality, the examiners help the proctors in all the counting and recounting, both to save time and because it's also their necks on the line if anything goes missing....
- When instructors are not acting as proctors or detectives hoping to stifle cheating or ferret out dishonest students, some are dreaming up schemes of their own.
- The proctor will administer tests and act as liaison with Purdue University.
3(In the Church of England) an elected representative of the clergy in the convocation of Canterbury or York.
3.1 historical A qualified practitioner of law in ecclesiastical and certain other courts. See also Queen's Proctor.As I recall it, it confers on the court jurisdiction to deal with the admission and discipline of attorneys, solicitors and proctors....
- The proctor (an ecclesiastical court solicitor) launched the defamation proceedings.
verb [with object] North American
Invigilate (an examination): 18% of the faculty reported that graduate assistants frequently proctored exams...
- The examination is proctored and administered by the fellowship director or designee at program sites.
- Other support services that would be beneficial are administering achievement tests and proctoring exams.
- I haven't finished writing an exam that's scheduled for Monday at 1:30, and I'm proctoring my other exam at 8:30 Sunday morning.
Derivatives
proctorial
- Do you have an argument here, I mean, if it is a decision under an enactment, universities have their own internal structures, appeal mechanisms to professorial boards, proctorial boards and ultimately to university governing bodies.
- She is said to be considering taking proctorial or police action against the girls, who admitted receiving the e-mails.
- Far from that happening the proctorial office of DU now denies that the girl is a bona fide student of DU.
proctorship
Origin
Late Middle English: contraction of procurator.