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What (who) is invigilator - definition
PERSON WHO TAKES CHARGE OF, OR ACTS FOR, ANOTHER
Queen's Proctor; King's Proctor; University proctor; Invigilator; Senior proctor; Junior proctor; Proctors of the University of Cambridge; Proctor of the University of Cambridge; Proctors of the University of Oxford; Proctor of the University of Oxford; Proctor in admiralty; Proctor-in-admiralty; Online proctoring
![Proctor of the University of Cambridge, aquatint by [[John Samuel Agar]] after [[Thomas Uwins]], from ''History of the University of Cambridge'' (1815) by [[William Combe]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Agar Cambridge Proctor 1815.jpg?width=200 "Proctor of the University of Cambridge, aquatint by [[John Samuel Agar]] after [[Thomas Uwins]], from ''History of the University of Cambridge'' (1815) by [[William Combe]]")
![1674 engraving of a Proctor in the [[University of Oxford]]. From ''Habitus Academicorum'', by George Edwards.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Oxford Proctor 1674.jpg?width=200 "1674 engraving of a Proctor in the [[University of Oxford]]. From ''Habitus Academicorum'', by George Edwards.")
invigilator
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Exam invigilator
PERSON WHO ENFORCES EXAMINATION RULES
Exam Invigilator; Exam proctoring; Proctorio
An exam invigilator, exam proctor or exam supervisor is someone appointed by an examination board to maintain proper conduct in a particular examination in accordance with exam regulations. Typically, the main duty of an exam invigilator is to watch examination candidates to prevent cheating.
proctor
¦ noun
1. Brit. an officer at certain universities having mainly disciplinary functions.
2. N. Amer. an invigilator at an examination.
3. (in the Church of England) an elected representative of the clergy in the convocation of Canterbury or York.
4. historical a practitioner of law in ecclesiastical and certain other courts.
Derivatives
proctorial adjective
proctorship noun
Origin
ME: contr. of procurator.
Wikipedia
Proctor
Proctor (a variant of procurator) is a person who takes charge of, or acts for, another.
The title is used in England and some other English-speaking countries in three principal contexts:
- 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 dioceses.
- In education, proctor is the name of university officials in certain universities.
In the United States and some other countries, the word "proctor" is frequently used to describe someone who supervises an examination (i.e. a supervisor or invigilator) or dormitory.
Examples of use of invigilator
1. Mrs Weddell, 44, a nurse and part–time exam invigilator, was last seen alive on 30 January last year.
2. I stood on my seat and asked him (the invigilator) to frisk me, which he did not.
3. She told the court that Mrs Weddell had gone to her part–time job as an invigilator a local school.
4. Mrs Weddell, a nurse and exam invigilator, had been married for 21 years at the time of her death.
5. I never used to ‘cheat’ in my exams, but the invigilator that day (exam day) was keeping a constant eye on me, which I did not like.