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procurator

DEFINITIONS OF: procurator

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n a person authorized to act for another

Synonyms:
placeholder, proxy
Type of:
agent
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

n (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes

Types:
Pilate, Pontius Pilate
the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
Type of:
administrative official, bureaucrat
an official of a bureaucracy
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