Explore Prefect through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like administrator or executive. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Prefect in a sentence
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Prefect meaning
- An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
- The head of a department in France.
- The head of a county in Albania or Romania.
Synonyms of Prefect
Using Prefect
- The main meaning on this page is: An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc. | The head of a department in France. | The head of a county in Albania or Romania.
- Useful related words include: administrator, executive.
- In the example corpus, prefect often appears in combinations such as: prefect of, the prefect, as prefect.
Context around Prefect
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prefect
- In this selection, "prefect" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, commoner, senior, iron, cesare, kept and chucky stand out and add context to how "prefect" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include am a prefect he added and as apostolic prefect of ulaanbaatar. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prefect" sits close to words such as amicable, amiga and ankles, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prefect
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alexi Lalas and David Mouse react to Napoli’s win over Frankfurt with a prefect Chucky Lozano assist. (18 words)
At the end of the procession came the prefect, bearing the medallion on his chest, together with other confraternity officials. (20 words)
Francois-Xavier Bieuville, the island's prefect, told local media the death toll could rise significantly once the damage is fully assessed. (22 words)
Despite these official acts, violence broke out between the two groups, and Boniface was seized by the Prefect's police and taken to a lodging outside the walls where he was detained under the surveillance of the Prefect's agents. (40 words)
The Paris region prefect's office said it would study solutions to meet the grain sector's needs following Thursday's meeting as part of its wider efforts to limit disruption to commercial activity on the Seine during the Olympics. (40 words)
For example, the Prefect of Hall's toys was always physically in Sixth Chamber, but technically he was not a member of that (or any) chamber and the next senior prefect in the chamber took charge of it. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Commoner Houses Outside College there is a Sen: Co: Prae: (Senior Commoner Prefect), who acts as joint Head Boy with the Prefect of Hall.
Despite these official acts, violence broke out between the two groups, and Boniface was seized by the Prefect's police and taken to a lodging outside the walls where he was detained under the surveillance of the Prefect's agents.
For example, the Prefect of Hall's toys was always physically in Sixth Chamber, but technically he was not a member of that (or any) chamber and the next senior prefect in the chamber took charge of it.
In the 1920s, the Fascist regime began a stronger military action against the Mafia, which was led by prefect Cesare Mori who was known as the "Iron Prefect" because of his iron-fisted campaigns.
The prefect kept a staff of hundreds and managed affairs in all segments of government: in taxation, administration, jurisprudence, and minor military commands, the praetorian prefect was often second only to the emperor himself.
Alexi Lalas and David Mouse react to Napoli’s win over Frankfurt with a prefect Chucky Lozano assist.
A naturalized Filipino, Finnemann (who was first a German) was the first Prefect Apostolic of Mindoro (now Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan) in 1936.
At the end of the procession came the prefect, bearing the medallion on his chest, together with other confraternity officials.
Because the just lately appointed prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, which recommends clergymen whom the pope will make bishops, he holds one of the vital influential positions on the Vatican.
Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, a Portuguese cardinal who was the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints from 1998 to 2008, knew Lucia personally during the last few years of her life.
He said he had reported me to the president as if he is a teacher and the president is a headmaster, and I am a prefect,” he added.
I’m one of four and when I was 11, my teacher said that applying to be a prefect would not be a good use of my time.
In 2022, Francis appointed Czerny as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, a department of the Roman Curia that focuses on serving forcibly displaced and marginalized populations.
Last August, he made a cardinal Italian missionary Giorgio Marengo, who as apostolic prefect of Ulaanbaatar is the most senior Catholic official in Mongolia.
The Paris region prefect's office said it would study solutions to meet the grain sector's needs following Thursday's meeting as part of its wider efforts to limit disruption to commercial activity on the Seine during the Olympics.
The prefect of the DDF is traditionally a cardinal, meaning Francis is likely to raise Fernandez to that rank sometime after he takes up his new post in September.
There’s a large sun terrace – prefect for al fresco dining and entertaining which also continues to the side of the property and the heated swimming with additional paved seating area.
Venilove, 12, is the first in her family to be a school head prefect and she also aspires to be the first doctor in her family too.
For example, seminarian Evrard Muhoza — who studies at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind. — serves on the seminary council and he’s a prefect, leading and mentoring other seminarians, Father Linebach said.
Francois-Xavier Bieuville, the island's prefect, told local media the death toll could rise significantly once the damage is fully assessed.
Common combinations with prefect
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- prefect of 47×
- the prefect 30×
- as prefect 10×
- praetorian prefect 8×
- prefect is 6×
- prefect was 5×
- by prefect 4×
- head prefect 4×
- current prefect 4×
- prefect who 3×