2
a
b
: the governor of a town, district, or fortress
c
: a member of the governing body of a guild
3
a
: an official charged with special supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specified laws or regulations
game warden
air raid warden
b
: an official in charge of the operation of a prison
c
: any of various British officials having designated administrative functions
warden of the mint
4
a
: one of two ranking lay officers of an Episcopal parish
b
: any of various British college officials whose duties range from the administration of academic matters to the supervision of student discipline
Examples of warden in a Sentence
the warden of the cemetery
in his role as warden of the school, a principal must provide a safe environment for the students
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The Cooke County warden responded Saturday to a 911 call after the group of University of North Texas students became stranded on the water, the Parks and Wildlife Department said in a news release.
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
The warden will also ask the Attorney General's Office if there are any legal blocks to the execution.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The settlement—the largest in the agency's history—came after a former warden and multiple staff members were convicted of assaulting inmates and other crimes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
The Colorado Department of Corrections placed four leaders — including the wardens overseeing three state prisons — on administrative leave on the same day earlier this month, an agency official confirmed this week.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
The warden will also ask the Attorney General's Office if there are any legal blocks to the execution.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The settlement—the largest in the agency's history—came after a former warden and multiple staff members were convicted of assaulting inmates and other crimes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
The Colorado Department of Corrections placed four leaders — including the wardens overseeing three state prisons — on administrative leave on the same day earlier this month, an agency official confirmed this week.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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warden
noun
war·den
ˈwȯrd-ᵊn 
2
: the governor of a town, district, or fortress
3
: an official charged with special duties or with the enforcement of specified laws or regulations
game warden
4
: an official in charge of a prison
5
a
: a lay officer of an Episcopal parish
b
: any of various British college officials
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