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prefect

The head of a department in France.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

The head of a department in France.

''the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person''
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

The head of a county in Albania or Romania.

''the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person''
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  • “Nature defines beauty in many ways, just to see it strikes you with just how prefect, yet so fleeting, it can be.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The world Prefect of Ile-de-France, Marc Guillaume, appointed head of the Council of State, the highest administrative court via Le Monde (Translated)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It might not be prefect, but using -ai at the end of a search string helps filter that trash out.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.

''the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person''
Origin: From and prefecte, from (Mod. French préfet), from , from to place in charge. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “I will say that catching was more fun in Arceus on account of their being more places to hide and larger natural areas, but in my mind, ZA was able to prefect a battle system that’s unlike the mainline games yet still feels like Pokemon.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “If you think China is any more prefect, well...I don't think anyone is. We are all flawed, failing and trying to do better. But no one has the final answer. That card ain't in our deck.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “This is so brain melting… AND OMG ITS TO PICTURE PREFECT ME >.<”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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