provost
noun
pro·vost
| \ ˈprō-ˌvōst
, ˈprä-vəst, ˈprō-vəst, especially before another noun ˌprō-(ˌ)vō\
, ˈprä-vəst, ˈprō-vəst, especially before another noun ˌprō-(ˌ)vō\
Definition of provost
1
: the chief dignitary of a collegiate or cathedral chapter
2
: the chief magistrate of a Scottish burgh
3
: the keeper of a prison
4
: a high-ranking university administrative officer
Examples of provost in a Sentence
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And the provost did such a stellar job in having the faculty really take the lead and come up with the recommendations. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Q&A: McDaniel College’s Martin Hill passing the torch as board chair," 9 Sep. 2019 At Penn, the central resource for students struggling with addiction is the Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs, housed under the office of the vice provost for university life. — Rebecca Tan, Longreads, "Paul Clarke Wants to Live," 3 Sep. 2019 On August 30th Igor Ronge, provost of the Protestant-Lutheran church of Kaliningrad, will hold a prayer in front of the cathedral followed by a piano recital by George Harliono. — C.g. | Berlin And Kaliningrad, The Economist, "Commemorating the devastation of Königsberg," 29 Aug. 2019 Stephens, in an email, scolded Karpf for his comment and copied the provost at the professor's university. — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, "'Tough guy!': Trump mocks NYT columnist Bret Stephens for bedbug reaction," 28 Aug. 2019 Chukuka Enwemeka, SDSU’s provost at the time, said in a public statement. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Former dean accuses SDSU president of promoting ‘political litmus test’ for top jobs," 12 Aug. 2019 Vita Rabinowitz, previously executive vice chancellor and provost at CUNY, took over as interim chancellor in June. — WSJ, "City University of New York Struggles to Fill Top Job," 9 Jan. 2019 Most of the problems occurred while Whittaker was the university’s provost, his role for four years under former President John Hitt, who retired June 30. — Annie Martin, orlandosentinel.com, "UCF student leaders to trustees: Don’t delay search for a new president," 21 July 2019 The former South Carolina provost, who was chosen for the job in December, has made regular visits to the Twin Cities campus since January but didn’t take over for Eric Kaler until July 1. — Josh Verges, Twin Cities, "New UMN President Gabel lays out priorities in first regents meeting," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'provost.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for provost
provost
noun
English Language Learners Definition of provost
US
: an official of high rank at a university
British
: the head of a college at a university
: the head of a Scottish town
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