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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a prefect" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a student in a school who has been given special responsibilities or authority, often in a supervisory role.
Example: "As a prefect, she was responsible for maintaining discipline among the younger students."
Alternatives: "a monitor" or "a student leader".
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And what a prefect of police.
At school, I was a prefect.
Augustus appointed a prefect of the city, two praetorian prefects (praefectus praetorio), a prefect of the fire brigade, and a prefect of the grain supply.
Accordingly, he sent a prefect to govern this province.
It is the seat of a prefect and a bishopric.
She heard a prefect asking who they were, and someone saying she didn't know.
"And what is her explanation?" Dacre intoned, with the lethal diction of a prefect.
In France a prefect is the master in charge of superintending studies in a religious college.
He was made a prefect and he won most of the running races as well.
"I think you were a prefect and I was in the first year," replied Atkins.
The central government appoints a prefect for each county who acts as the local representative for the national government.
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