Question

what was the function of an officer called collector​

Answer 1

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• A Collector, formally addressed as the District Collector, is any person given the powers to collect or manage collection in a district or territory. He is the highest Indian Civil Administrative Officer who is in charge of collection of revenue and administration of a district in the country.

Answer 2

ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ, ғᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇssᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ, ɪs ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ. ʜᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇsᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ɪɴ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ.