(n)the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945, Syn.Corregidor
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‖n.; pl. -dores /plu>. [ Sp., fr. regir to rule, L. regere. ] One of a body of officers charged with the government of Spanish municipalities, corresponding to the English alderman. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]