rector
elected head of an higher education institution
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Summary
rector is an elective office[1]. rector draws 3,545 Wikipedia views per month (elective office category, ranking #12 of 59).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: university head[3]
- Part of: university[4]
- Commons category: Rectors[5]
- Said to be the same as: Kulapati[6]
- Honorific prefix: Magnificence[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:University and college presidents[8]
- Applies to jurisdiction: educational institution[9]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Vlastenský slovník historický[12]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox university chancellor[13], Template:Seattle University presidents[14]
- Main Wikidata property: P1075[15]
- Different from: academy rector[16], président d'université[17], dean[18], rector[19], university president[20], President[21], rector magnificus[22]
- Organization directed by the office or position: rectorate[23]
- Female form of label: rektorka[24], rectora[25], Rektorin[26], rectrice[27], عميدة[28], rektorino[29], רקטורית[30], rectrix[31], ректорка[32], reitora[33], rettrice[34], rektorė[35]
- Male form of label: rektorulo[36], reitor[37], recteur[38], rektoras[39], rektor[40]
- Next lower rank: dean[41]
Why It Matters
rector has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] rector is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]