Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to:
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Rector (ecclesiastical)
A rector is, in an ecclesiastical sense, a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations. In contrast, a vicar is also a cleric but functions as an assistant and representative of an administrative leader.
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, a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
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Rector (academia)
A rector (Latin for 'ruler') is a senior official in an educational institution, and can refer to an official in either a university or a secondary school. Outside the English-speaking world the rector is often the most senior official in a u ...
, a senior official in an educational institution
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Rector of the University of Edinburgh
The Lord Rector of The University of Edinburgh is elected every three years by the students and staff at The University of Edinburgh. Seldom referred to as ''Lord Rector'', the incumbent is more commonly known just as the ''Rector''.
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Rector (politics)
Rectors and rectorates in politics and administration included:
Roman
''Rector provinciae'' was a Latin generic term for Roman governor, the governor of a Roman province, known after the time of Suetonius, and specifically a legal term (as us ...
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Rector (Ragusa)
The ''rector'' (in Latin; it, rettore, sh, knez) was an official in the government of the Republic of Ragusa. The holder was the head of the executive powers of Ragusa, part of the Small Council (''Consilium minus''). The rector was seated at th ...
, an official in the government of the Republic of Ragusa
*Rector (Islam) – the leading official of the
Grand Mosque of Paris and of some other mosques
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Rector (surname) Rector is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Ab Rector (1934–2005), Canadian politician
* Alan Rector, professor of medical informatics
* Anne Elizabeth Rector (1899–1970), American artist and author
* Chris Rector (b. 1951), ...
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David the Rector
Davit Aleksidze-Meskhishvili ( ka, დავით ალექსის ძე მესხიშვილი), "the Rector" (დავით რექტორი; 1745–1824), was a Georgian pedagogue, calligrapher, and rector of the Telavi se ...
(1745–1824), Georgian pedagogue
Places
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Rector, Arkansas
Rector is a city in southeast Clay County, Arkansas, Clay County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
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Rector is named after Governor of Arkansas, Governor Henry Massey Rector (1 ...
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Rector, Missouri Rector is an extinct town in northwest Shannon County, Missouri, Shannon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. The community is located in Rector Hollow, which is a tributary to Gladden Creek approximate ...
, extinct town
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Rector, Pennsylvania
Rector is a small unincorporated community in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern ...
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Rector Reservoir
Rector Reservoir is a reservoir in Napa Valley, California. It is located to the northeast of Yountville, and southwest of Lake Berryessa and supplies water to Yountville. The Silverado Trail leads to the reservoir passing it from north to south t ...
, a reservoir in Napa Valley, California
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Rector Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) Rector Street may refer to:
*These New York City subway stations in Manhattan:
**Rector Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line), serving the train
**Rector Street (BMT Broadway Line), serving the trains
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, a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway
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Rector Street (BMT Broadway Line), a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway
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Rector Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line), a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line
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Rector Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line), IRT station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Lower Manhattan
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Rector Street (Manhattan), a street in the financial district of New York City
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Rector High School, a public high school in Rector, Arkansas, United States
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Rector House, a historic house in Heber Springs, Arkansas
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Rector Log Barn, a historic barn in rural Izard County, Arkansas
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Rector Road Bridge, a historic truss bridge in Denton, Texas.
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Rector School District
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Rector Waterworks Building, a historic building in Rector, Arkansas
See also
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Rector Street (disambiguation)
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Justice Rector (disambiguation) Justice Rector may refer to:
*Henry Massey Rector, associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
*James Ward Rector
James Ward Rector (June 24, 1903 – August 6, 1979) was an American jurist from Wisconsin.
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John Rector (disambiguation) John Rector may refer to:
* John B. Rector, American federal judge
* John Rector (writer), American short story writer and novelist
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