Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Eccles., same as
intercessor , 2. - noun An inspector in a mine, whose duty it is to report upon the works carried on, and upon the use made of supplies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who intervenes; a mediator; especially (Eccles. Hist.), a person designated by a church to reconcile parties, and unite them in the choice of officers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
intervenes ; amediator , especially onedesignated by achurch toreconcile parties andunite them in the choice ofofficers .
Etymologies
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No U.S. interventor governor came to establish an electoral code here, as they did in the past.
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Se cuenta al mismo interventor á que me refiero 50,000 á 60,000 pesos cuando el sueldo de su empleo -- oficial 2° de la Contaduria -- es de
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The designated government's interventor is responsible for supervising all actions related to the public service.
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O capitalismo está morrendo, não funciona mais com suas próprias pernas e socorre-se do Estado interventor.
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