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Procurator

/ˈpɹɒkjʊˌɹeɪtə/

A tax collector.

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📖 Definitions of "Procurator"

noun

1
A tax collector.
2
An agent or attorney.
3
A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator
4
The governor of a small imperial province.

🔄 Synonyms of "Procurator"

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Word	Definition
proxynoun	An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Procurator"

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Word	Definition
proxynoun	An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
ombudspersonnoun	(gender-neutral) Synonym of ombudsman.
ombudsmannoun	An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.
procureurnoun	(law) A procurator.
procuracynoun	The office of a procurator.
deputynoun	One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
prosecutornoun	A prosecuting attorney.
delegatenoun	A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
attorney-generalnoun	Alternative form of attorney general. [The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.]
attorneynoun	(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
fiscalnoun	A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.
judgenoun	A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
taxationnoun	The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
taxnoun	Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).
agentnoun	One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
undersecretarynoun	An assistant or deputy secretary of a government department
advocatenoun	A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent
ministrynoun	Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
prosecutorial	(criminal law) Relating to prosecuting of criminal cases.
counsellornoun	(British spelling, Canadian spelling) Alternative spelling of counselor. [A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.]