Proctor vs. Invigilate

Proctornoun

(US) A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student.

Proctornoun

(UK) An official at any of several older universities

Proctornoun

A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts

Proctornoun

(obsolete) One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.

Proctornoun

A procurator or manager for another.

Proctornoun

A representative of the clergy in convocation.

Proctorverb

(US) To function as a proctor.

Proctorverb

(transitive) To manage as an attorney or agent.

Proctornoun

One who is employed to manage to affairs of another.

Proctorverb

To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent.

Proctornoun

someone who supervises (an examination)

Proctorverb

as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating

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.

Invigilateverb

(intransitive) To oversee a test or exam.

Invigilatenoun

To keep watch.

Invigilatenoun

To keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating.

Invigilateverb

as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating

Invigilateverb

supervise candidates during an examination