provost

ˈprɒvəst

Definition

Definition of provost - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

academicsenior administrative officer in a college or university

The provost introduced new policies to improve campus life.

chancellor

dean

rector

religion

Rare

head of a cathedral chapter

Rare

The provost led the cathedral's annual service.

dean

rector

Scotland

Dated

chief magistrate of a Scottish area

Dated

The provost attended the town's official ceremony.

chief

leader

mayor

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Expressions with provost

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provost guard

military unit under provost marshal's command

The provost guard ensured discipline in the camp.

provost court

military court for minor offenses in occupied areas

The soldier was tried in a provost court.

Origin of provost

Old French, provost (head of a chapter)

Terms with provost included in their meaning

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provost guard

military

military unit under provost marshal's command

Examples of provost in a sentence

A new provost was appointed last semester.
The provost organized the choir's schedule.
A new provost was appointed last year.
The provost was responsible for local governance.
During the festival, the provost led the parade.

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French:vice-recteur, prévôt, ...
German:Prorektor, Propst, ...
Italian:prorettore, prevosto, ...
Spanish:rector, deán, ...
Portuguese:reitor, deão, ...
Chinese:教务长, 座堂会长, ...
Japanese:プロヴォスト, 首席司祭, ...
Arabic:وكيل الجامعة, عَمِيد, ...
Hebrew:פְּרוֹבוֹסְט, פְּרוֹבוֹסְט, ...
Russian:ректор, провост, ...
Ukrainian:проректор, голова капітулу, ...
Hindi:प्रोवोस्ट, प्रधान, ...
Bengali:প্রোভোস্ট, ক্যাথেড্রাল প্রধান, ...
Catalan:rector, deà, ...
Czech:prorektor, probošt, ...
Danish:rektor, provst, ...
Dutch:rector, proost, ...
Greek:πρύτανης, προβόστ, ...
Hungarian:tanulmányi rektorhelyettes, prépost, ...
Khmer:មន្ត្រីរដ្ឋបាលជាន់ខ្ពស់នៅមហាវិទ្យាល័យ ឬសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ, ប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សានៃព្រះវិហារធំ, ...
Korean:학장, 성당 주임, ...
Persian:رئیس دانشگاه, رئیس کلیسا, ...
Polish:dziekan, prepozyt, ...
Portuguese (BR):reitor, preboste, ...
Romanian:rector, protopop, ...
Swedish:rektor, domprost, ...
Thai:อธิการบดี, เจ้าอาวาส, ...
Turkish:dekan, provos, ...
Vietnamese:hiệu trưởng, người đứng đầu nhà thờ, ...

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