Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, substantive adjectival form of praeficere: "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition...
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Aurora Rising (originally titled The Prefect) is a 2007 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. It is the fifth novel set in the Revelation...
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The Ford Prefect is a line of British cars which was produced by Ford UK between 1938 and 1961 as an upmarket version of the Ford Popular and Ford Anglia...
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A prefect (French: préfet, plural préfets) in France is the state's representative in a department or region. Subprefects (French: sous-préfets) are responsible...
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The praetorian prefect (Latin: praefectus praetorio; Greek: ἔπαρχος/ὕπαρχος τῶν πραιτωρίων) was a high office in the Roman Empire. Originating as the...
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Marcellus was the 6th Roman Prefect of the province of Judea. He was a friend of Lucius Vitellius, who appointed him after sending Pontius Pilate to Rome...
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Grob G 120TP (redirect from Prefect T.1)
Training to British military pilots on a fleet of 23 G 120TPs named the Grob Prefect T1. The system replaces separate flying fixed-wing and rotary training...
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Marullus was the 7th Roman Prefect of the Roman province of Judea 38-41 under Caligula, 37–41. He was appointed by the emperor following the recall of...
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Ford Prefect (also called Ix) is a fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by the British author Douglas Adams. His role as Arthur...
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PREfection is the second studio album by Cass McCombs, released in 2005. It is a follow-up to his 2003 debut album A. "Equinox" – 3:35 "Subtraction" –...
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Praefectus (redirect from Prefect of Alexandria)
such as controlling prisons and in civil administration. The Praetorian prefect (Praefectus praetorio) began as the military commander of a general's guard...
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Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition, but which, basically, refers to the leader of an administrative area. It may also refer to: Prefect...
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HMS Prefect (Z263) was a net laying ship for the Royal Navy during the Second World War acquired from the United States Navy in June 1944 via Lend-Lease...
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Head girl and head boy (redirect from Head Prefect)
representing the school's entire student body. They are normally the most senior prefects in the school. The terms are commonly used in the British education system...
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headquarters of a prefect. Although the administration of departments and regions is distinct, a regional prefect is ex officio prefect of the department...
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state official serving as governor of the diocese of Egypt (the Augustal prefect) in 415. During his term of office, he waged a violent feud against the...
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Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (redirect from Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith)
pope held the title of prefect and appointed a cardinal to preside over the meetings, first as Secretary, then as Pro-Prefect. Since 1968, the Cardinal...
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Prefecture of Police (redirect from Prefect of Police)
a Prefecture of Police (French: Préfecture de police), headed by the Prefect of Police (Préfet de police), is an agency of the Government of France...
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Praefectus urbi (redirect from Urban prefect)
The praefectus urbanus, also called praefectus urbi or urban prefect in English, was prefect of the city of Rome, and later also of Constantinople. The...
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administrative departments, with the prefect of each region's administrative centre's department also acting as the regional prefect. The overseas regions administratively...
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The Prefects were a British punk band from Birmingham, England, with members that would later form The Nightingales. They were among the first wave of...
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A prefect (Romanian: prefect) in Romania represents the Government in each of the country's 41 counties, as well as the Municipality of Bucharest. The...
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imperial province, but instead was a "satellite of Syria" governed by a prefect who was a knight of the Equestrian Order (as was that of Roman Egypt),...
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List of governors of Roman Egypt (redirect from Augustal prefect)
the Roman Empire, the governor of Roman Egypt (praefectus Aegypti) was a prefect who administered the Roman province of Egypt with the delegated authority...
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The Apostolic Prefecture of the United States (Latin: Praefectura Apostolica Civitatum Foederatarum Americae Septentrionalis) was the earliest Roman Catholic...
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List of colonial and departmental heads of French Guiana (redirect from List of Prefects of French Guiana)
Martin Jaeger", Guyane La 1ère, 12 January 2016 "Marc Del Grande, the new prefect of Guyane has started his functions (in French)". Guyane la 1ère. Retrieved...
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Paris Police Prefecture (redirect from Prefect of Police of Paris)
Val-de-Marne. It is headed by the Paris Prefect of Police (le Préfet de police de Paris), officially called the Prefect of Police (le Préfet de police). The...
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Radbod (fl. 833–54) was the East Frankish prefect of the Eastern March (marcha orientalis), the Bavarian frontier towards the Slavs, appointed in 833...
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radically changed with the appointment by Augustus in 2 BC of two Praetorian prefects, Quintus Ostorius Scapula and Publius Salvius Aper, although organization...
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administration are traditionally organised at departmental level, where the prefect represents the government; however, regions have gained importance since...
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