No. 13,443 in Spanish
rectora
"Rectora" means "female rector" or "female director" in English, typically referring to a woman who leads an institution, such as a university.
In a sentence
La rectora de la universidad dio un discurso inspirador.
The rector of the university gave an inspiring speech.
Here, 'rectora' refers to a female head or leader of a university.
En la asamblea, se discutieron las propuestas rectora para el próximo semestre.
In the assembly, the guiding proposals for the next semester were discussed.
In this case, 'rectora' is used as an adjective meaning 'guiding' or 'principal'.
María siempre actúa como si fuera la rectora de nuestro grupo de estudio.
María always acts as if she were the leader of our study group.
Here, 'rectora' metaphorically describes someone perceived as the leader or the one in charge.
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