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What is a prefect?

What is a prefect? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
  2. The head of a department in France.
  3. The head of a prefecture in Japan.
  4. A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
  5. A commander.
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Already he had responsibility within the school and he would have been a school prefect without doubt.
Political authority resides in a prefect appointed by the French president, and two subprefects.
In 1775 the prefect, M. Paradis, with his companion and 300 families were expelled by the English.
He was tried, after a fashion, and turned over to the Roman prefect, with the recommendation that he be executed.
A region is headed by a regional prefect and served by elected regional council members who represent the departments.
These cookies were extremely dense and buttery to which the dark chocolate was the prefect foil.

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