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• prefect of police — noun The head of the Paris police • • • Main Entry: ↑prefect …   Useful english dictionary

• Prefect — This article is about the title. For the car, see Ford Prefect. For the literary character, see Ford Prefect (character). Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: make in front , i.e., put in charge) is a magisterial… …   Wikipedia

• Prefect (France) — A prefect ( fr. préfet) in France is the State s representative in a department or region. Sub prefects (French: sous préfets ) are responsible for the subdivisions of departments, arrondissements. The office of a prefect is known as a prefecture …   Wikipedia

• Prefect — Pre fect, n. [L. praefectus, fr. praefectus, p. p. of praeficere to set over; prae before + facere to make: cf. F. pr[ e]fet.] 1. A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• prefect — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. prefect (12c.), from L. praefectus public overseer, director, properly pp. of praeficere to put in front, to set over, put in authority, from prae in front, before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + root of facere (pp. factus) to… …   Etymology dictionary

• prefect — [prē′fekt΄] n. [ME prefecte < OFr < L praefectus, pp. of praeficere, to set over: see PRE & FY] 1. in ancient Rome, any of various high ranking officials or chief magistrates in charge of governmental or military departments 2. in modern… …   English World dictionary

• Police — For other uses, see Police (disambiguation). Department of Police redirects here. For other uses, see Department of Police (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• prefect — /pree fekt/, n. 1. a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a. the… …   Universalium

• prefect — [[t]pri͟ːfekt[/t]] prefects 1) N COUNT In some schools, especially in Britain, a prefect is an older pupil who does special duties and helps the teachers to control the younger pupils. 2) N COUNT In some countries, a prefect is the head of the… …   English dictionary

• police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …   Universalium

• prefect — pre·fect || prɪːfekt n. magistrate, administrator; police commander; officer, curator; ruler, governor …   English contemporary dictionary