Noun

(en noun)

(senseid)One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.

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(senseid)One who holds a public office.

(senseid)An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.

(senseid)(colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.

Noun

(en noun)

One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.

* Dryden

Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.

(music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

A person who takes tickets on public transportation.

train conductor'''; tram '''conductor

Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound.

(mathematics) An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed

* 1988 , F van Oystaeyen, Lieven Le Bruyn, Perspectives in ring theory

If c is the conductor ideal for R in R then prime ideals not containing c correspond to localizations yielding discrete valuation rings.

A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.

(architecture) A leader.