A person who supervises students during examinations to ensure academic integrity, or an administrative officer at certain universities. Also refers to someone who manages or oversees a process.
From Latin procurator meaning 'manager' or 'agent', from procurare 'to take care of'. The academic sense developed in medieval universities where proctors were appointed to maintain order and supervise student conduct and examinations.
The role of proctor has evolved from medieval university disciplinarians to modern guardians of academic integrity - they're the human element in maintaining fairness in our increasingly digital testing world. Interestingly, some universities still have ancient proctor positions with ceremonial powers dating back centuries.
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