Proctor (a variant of ''
procurator'') is a person who takes charge of, or acts for, another.
The title is used in
England
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and some other English-speaking countries in three principal contexts:
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# In law, a proctor is a historical class of lawyers, and the King's (or Queen's) Proctor is a senior government lawyer.
# In religion, a proctor represents the clergy in ]Church of England
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dioceses.
# In education, proctor is the name of university officials in certain universities.
In the United States
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and some other countries, the word "proctor" is frequently used to describe someone who supervises an examination (i.e. a supervisor or invigilator).
Law
England
A proctor was a legal practitioner in the