Editing Proctor (section)

{{Short description|Person who takes charge of, or acts for, another}}
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'''Proctor''' (a variant of ''[[wikt:procurator|procurator]]'') is a person who takes charge of, or acts for, another.<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Proctor |volume=22 |pages=421–422}}</ref>

The title is used in [[England]] and some other English-speaking countries in three principal contexts:<ref name=EB1911/>
# 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 [[Test (assessment)|examination]] (i.e. a supervisor or [[Exam invigilator|invigilator]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proctor |title=Definition of PROCTOR |website=www.merriam-webster.com |date=2024-03-22 }}</ref>