1
: one that directs : leader
2
a
: a member of the clergy (as of the Protestant Episcopal Church) in charge of a parish
b
: an incumbent of a Church of England benefice in full possession of its rights
c
: a Roman Catholic priest directing a church with no pastor or one whose pastor has other duties
3
: the head of a university or school
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The local rector warns him away from the book and offers him salvation – but despite his efforts, the book cannot be destroyed and returns to Sarre with dark consequences.
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
Even as book collectors have, over the centuries, shifted shape from rectors to hedge-fund managers, they have remained driven by an impulse that is both febrile and fastidious.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Fujimori returned to Peru and went into academia, serving as rector for the National Agrarian University in Lima from 1984-'89.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
The rector of Bratislava’s Academy of Performing Arts, Martin Šmatlák, and the actress Jana Kovalčiková made speeches, while employees of Slovakia’s public broadcaster STVR were in attendance.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2024
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
Even as book collectors have, over the centuries, shifted shape from rectors to hedge-fund managers, they have remained driven by an impulse that is both febrile and fastidious.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Fujimori returned to Peru and went into academia, serving as rector for the National Agrarian University in Lima from 1984-'89.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
The rector of Bratislava’s Academy of Performing Arts, Martin Šmatlák, and the actress Jana Kovalčiková made speeches, while employees of Slovakia’s public broadcaster STVR were in attendance.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Rector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rector. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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rector
noun
rec·tor
ˈrek-tər 
1
: a member of the clergy who has charge of a church or parish
2
: the priest in charge of certain Roman Catholic religious houses
3
: the head of a university or school
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