procurators

noun

plural of procurator
as in deputies
a person who acts or does business for another he was appointed procurator of the church and was responsible for all of the financial arrangements

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  1. deputies
  2. representatives
  3. delegates
  4. agents
  5. attorneys
  6. ministers
  7. managers
Noun
  • According to the sheriff’s office, deputies began to administer first aid to Thaxton until an ambulance arrived.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Iza admitted to hiring off-duty sheriff’s deputies to provide him with personal security from August 2021 through April 2022.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of deputies
Noun
  • During a Monday New York City Council hearing, representatives from OpenAI, Google, Meta and Anthropic were asked to assure under oath whether AI agents will always comply with safety guardrails to prevent catastrophic harm.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Florida Department of Emergency Management and DHS representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the letter, but officials have routinely denied poor conditions at detention centers across Florida.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of representatives
Noun
  • Authorities estimate hundreds of thousands of protesters, including students, teachers and delegates from trade unions, took to the streets on Tuesday as protests sweep the country.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Simms will be in town pressing the flesh alongside thousands of other delegates.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of delegates
Noun
  • There is currently no payments network for AI agents, Hayes said.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Which is to say the agents are hustling — and even trying to submit to literary magazines — to stay alive.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of agents
Noun
  • But Young noted that the child's lawyer, the judge, and government attorneys seeking deportation will all be federal employees.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Her attorneys say the drugs severely burned and blistered her arms.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of attorneys
Noun
  • At the meetings in Bangkok, finance ministers and central bank governors of 191 IMF-World Bank member countries will assess the state of the world economy and discuss strategies to support financial stability and sustained growth.
    — Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Also on Monday, the foreign and defense ministers of Pakistan and Turkey agreed with Saudi Arabia to deploy military forces to the kingdom under their defense pact.
    — AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ministers
Noun
  • This would give local managers greater flexibility to address wildfire risk, forest health, watersheds, timber production and local economic conditions.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The next day, a league task force of team presidents and general managers discussed transgender eligibility but established no new standard.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of managers
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“Procurators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurators. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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