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rector

[rek-ter] / ˈrɛk tər /


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The 54-year-old pastor, a former rector of the Christian University of Sumba, wants atas to be emancipated.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

A former adviser to the rector of Far Eastern Federal University said the institution had been given a quota to send 32 students to the war in February.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Rocha began his career as a math teacher and later became rector of Sinaloa Autonomous University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Wille is rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in the North Side neighborhood of Ravenswood, known for its historic homes, tree-lined streets, vibrant arts scene and craft breweries.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026

The rector from the nearby hamlet of Berwick came looking for an apprentice and, thanks to Mistress MacGregor's praise, settled on me.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

The other is its parish, the spiritual center of this Cambridgeshire hamlet and a place where community members weave themselves in each other’s lives while supporting its rectors.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026

Washington awarded them contracts to build two demonstration rectors by 2028 and shared the costs.

From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2022

A separate 2020 exposé by the same commission at the academy found that several rectors and other senior university officials were guilty of publishing papers in questionable journals, listing fake collaborators and plagiarism.

From New York Times ● May 27, 2022

The rectors of 20 Ecuadorian universities have signed a letter in which they “emphatically reject” the accusations against Guamán and call for “impartial justice” to be done.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 28, 2021

That position belongs to Trinity College, Cambridge, who are also rectors of the church, by the gift of their earliest founder, Hervey de Stanton, Chancellor to Edward the Second.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare




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