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 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)
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Rector (Ragusa), an official in the government of the Republic of Ragusa
*Rector (Islam) – the leading official of the
Grand Mosque of Paris
The Grand Mosque of Paris (french: Grande Mosquée de Paris), also known as the Great Mosque of Paris or simply the Paris Mosque, is located in the 5th arrondissement and is one of the largest mosques in France. There are prayer rooms, an outdoo ...
and of some other mosques
Surname
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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 (1745–1824), Georgian pedagogue
Places
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Rector, Arkansas
Rector is a city in southeast Clay County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2010 census.
History
Rector is named after Governor Henry Massey Rector (1816–1899).Tracy L. Johnson,Rector (Clay County)" ''Encyclopedia of A ...
, city
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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, a reservoir in Napa Valley, California
Other
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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
**Rector Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line ...
, a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway
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Rector Street (BMT Broadway Line)
The Rector Street station is a local station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the corner of Rector Street and Trinity Place in Financial District, Lower Manhattan, the station is served by the R train at all ...
, a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway
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Rector Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)
The Rector Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1874, and had two tracks and two side platforms, though two additional tracks ended at a bumper just south of the statio ...
, a station on the demolished IRT Ninth Avenue Line
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Rector Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
The Rector Street station was on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had three tracks and two side platforms. It opened on June 5, 1878, served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line, and was one block east of ...
, IRT station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Lower Manhattan
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Rector Street (Manhattan)
The Financial District of Lower Manhattan, also known as FiDi, is a neighborhood located on the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by the West Side Highway on the west, Chambers Street and City Hall Park on the north, Bro ...
, a street in the financial district of New York City
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Rector High School
Rector High School is a public high school in Rector, Arkansas, United States. It is one of three public high schools located in Clay County and serves the communities of Rector, Piggott, Greenway, Lafe, and Corning. It is the sole high schoo ...
, a public high school in Rector, Arkansas, United States
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Rector House
The Rector House is a historic house at 603 West Quitman Street in Heber Springs, Arkansas. It is a roughly rectangular single-story wood-frame structure, with a gable-on-hip roof that is on two sides extended at a lower slope across a wraparoun ...
, a historic house in Heber Springs, Arkansas
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Rector Log Barn
The Rector Log Barn is a historic barn in rural Izard County, Arkansas. It is located on the Rector Plantation, at the end of County Road 218, northwest of Melbourne. Its central portion, a log structure stories in height, was built c. 1855, an ...
, a historic barn in rural Izard County, Arkansas
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Rector Road Bridge
Rector Road Bridge is a historic truss bridge in Denton, Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
It is a 5-panel, pinned Pratt through-truss bridge with I-beam approach spans. It is in total length, with the pri ...
, a historic truss bridge in Denton, Texas.
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Rector School District
Rector School District is a public school district based in Rector, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses of land, including portions of Clay County and Greene County serving the communities of Rector and Greenway.
The Rec ...
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Rector Waterworks Building
The Rector Waterworks Building is a historic civic building at 703 South Main Street in Rector, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick building, with a false gabled front masking a flat roof. The front facade is three bays wide, with the outer bays ...
, a historic building in Rector, Arkansas
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Rector Street (disambiguation) 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)
The Rector Street station is a local station on the BM ...
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Justice Rector (disambiguation)
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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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