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in-VIJ-il-ayt/ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt/

To invigilate is to watch candidates during an examination (UK): invigilate a sitting, trained to invigilate. Supervise is wider; a slogan on the door is not a named seat in the room.

Meaning

To watch candidates during an examination (UK).

Examples

• “Invigilate from a named seat in the room; a slogan on the door is not cover.”
• “Supervise is wider. Proctor is US. A slogan is branding. A seat is a rota. Sit the name; hang the slogan in the foyer if you still wish.”

Good to know

Watch an exam (UK). Wider: supervise. US: proctor. A door slogan ≠ a named seat.

Near in meaning

supervise, watch, proctor

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