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In some senses, provost is marked as obsolete, slang, historical, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
provost
UK /ˈpɹɒvəst/ US /ˈpɹoʊvoʊst/
noun 5verb 1name 1
Collocations
3VERB + PROVOST
called, emailed, marten
PROVOST + NOUN
complaint, eton, harvard, mayor, university
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
One placed in charge: a head, a chief
2
One placed in charge: a head, a chief
3
One placed in charge: a head, a chief
4
One placed in charge: a head, a chief
5
One placed in charge: a head, a chief
verb
1
To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.
Around the time of the Rebellions of 1837 and the First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted.
name
1
A surname originating as an occupation for a provost.
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The repairs were completed in the summer of last year, more than ten months after the line had been closed, and the branch was re-opened on June 29, when Mr. T. F. Cameron, Chief Regional Officer, Sco
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The provost of the University of Massachusetts has reversed a decision by faculty personnel committees not to renew the contracts of two professors engaged in sex research.
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The princess, already a serious and diligent child, was given lessons on constitutional matters by Sir Henry Marten, the provost of Eton, and became aware even then that she should not show emotion an
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Around the time of the Rebellions of 1837 and the First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted.
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Tom is the provost of Harvard University.
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Is a provost like a mayor?
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