as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another
he was appointed procurator of the church and was responsible for all of the financial arrangements
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Recent Examples of procurator
Andrei Vyshinsky, procurator general in the 1930s, had overseen Stalin’s horrendous purges of millions of ordinary citizens – plus most of the members of the Communist Party Central Committee and top Soviet generals.
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Peter Bridges, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2022
The procurator of Roman Britain, Catus Decianus, ordered an extra two hundred men to Camulodunum and figured the problem was solved.
—Anne Thériault, Longreads, 14 May 2021
In September, the procurator general and advocate general, who advise the court, published an opinion urging the justices to reject the government’s arguments.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2019
Moving forward requires that the group shell out as much as $7,000, which includes a filing fee and the cost of hiring a procurator-advocate, who will argue the case on the group’s behalf.
—Jordan Otero Sisson, Courant Community, 26 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurator
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Minneapolis police and deputies with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office are still on the scene for crowd control measures, and metal gates have been set up to keep protesters at bay.—
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When a patrol deputy arrived, authorities said the suspect was found nude and swimming in a pond located on the caller’s property.—
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This talk is presented as both a Tiger Talk and as part of the IFFR Pro Dialogues program of industry panels for industry and press delegates at the festival.—
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China sent close to 800 delegates.—
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The pork is marinated for 12 to 24 hours in a special blend of Mexican spices mixed with orange juice, according to a restaurant representative, and cooked for five to six hours.—
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Her representatives quickly shut down the claims.—
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Good was seen in multiple videos reversing her Honda Pilot as ICE agents attempted to open her car door, then moving forward and to the right when the agent opened fire, first through the windshield and then twice through the vehicle's open window, killing the mother of three from Colorado.—
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On he west side of 35W, agents formed a line along the Lake Street corridor.—
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The Star reached out to both Rice’s agent and an attorney who has represented him in the past, as well as the NFL, on the matter.—
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An attorney representing the bakery says there's a reason the owners live and work on the property.—
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Former defense minister Kim is also on trial on charges related to the martial law declaration.—
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The conference is being led by COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago, Brazil’s vice minister for climate, energy and environment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.—
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“Procurator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurator. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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