curatenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkjʊə.rət/us/ˈkjʊr.ət/a priest of the lowest rank, especially in the Church of England, whose job is to help the vicar (= priest of a particular area)
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Religious leaders & officials
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- ayatollah
- bishop
- clerical
- confessor
- curacy
- deacon
- deaconess
- muezzin
- mullah
- padre
- papal
- parish clerk
- rabbi
- rector
- sexton
- swami
- the Dalai Lama
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Idiom(s)
curate's egg
curateverb [ T ]
uk/kjʊəˈreɪt//ˈkjʊr.eɪt/to be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibition, etc.:
She curated a recent exhibition of Indian artwork.
to be in charge of selecting films, performers, events, etc. to be included in a festival:
a Messiaen festival curated by pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard
to select things such as documents, music, products, or internet content to be included as part of a list or collection, or on a website:
a curated library of short movies available online
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Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- balance of power
- divide
- dominant
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have sth in hand idiom
- heel
- high-handed
- hook
- pull
- pull rank idiom
- pull the strings idiom
- putty
- regimentation
- rein
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