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procurator

/ˈpɹɒkjʊˌɹeɪtə/ /ˈpɹɑkjəˌɹeɪtɚ/

Meanings
noun
A tax collector.

Examples :

"The Roman procurator demanded higher taxes from the farmers, leaving them with very little harvest to sell. "
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Related Words

Illustration properties

properties noun

/ˈpɹɒpətiz/ /ˈpɹɑpɚtiz/

Something that is owned.

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration collector

collector noun

/kəˈlɛktə(ɹ)/ /kəˈlɛktɚ/

A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.

"He is an avid collector of nineteenth-century postage stamps."

Illustration collected

collected verb

/kəˈlɛktɪd/

To gather together; amass.

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Illustration controlled

controlled verb

/kənˈtɹəʊld/ /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊld/

To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

"With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck."

Illustration maintained

maintained verb

/meɪnˈteɪnd/

To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.

"The teacher maintained discipline in the classroom by consistently enforcing the rules. "

Illustration prosecutes

prosecutes verb

/ˈprɒsɪkjuːts/ /ˈprɑːsɪkjuːts/

To start criminal proceedings against.

"to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot"

Illustration investigated

investigated verb

/ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪtɪd/

To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.

"to investigate the causes of natural phenomena"

Illustration investigates

investigates verb

/ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪts/

To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.

"to investigate the causes of natural phenomena"

Illustration inquisitorial

inquisitorial adjective

/ɪŋˌkwɪzɪˈtɔːriəl/ /ɪnˌkwɪzɪˈtɔːriəl/

Of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition.

"The manager's questioning of the employee felt less like a conversation and more like an inquisitorial interrogation, making everyone uncomfortable. "

Illustration communist

communist noun

/ˈkɒ.mjʊ.nɪst/ /ˈkɑː.m.jə.nɪst/

An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.

"The communist argued for sharing school supplies equally among all students. "

Illustration textbooks

textbooks noun

/ˈtɛkstbʊks/

A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

"Students need to buy their textbooks before the first day of class. "