Provost

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Provost may refer to:

People

  • Provost (name), a surname

Officials

Government

  • Provost (civil), an officer of local government, including the equivalent of a mayor in Scotland
  • Lord provost, the equivalent of a lord mayor in Scotland

Military

  • Provost (military police), military police responsible for policing within the armed forces
  • Provost marshal, an officer in charge of military police
  • Provost Marshal General, commander of the military police in the United States
  • Provost sergeant, a sergeant in charge of regimental police in Commonwealth armies

Religion

  • Provost (religion), a high-ranking church official
  • Prince-provost, a high-ranking church official

Other fields

  • Provost (education), a senior academic administrator within certain higher education institutions
  • Provost (martial arts), a ranking that was second only to master in Renaissance England

Aircraft

  • BAC Jet Provost, a British training aircraft
  • Percival Provost, British training aircraft

Geography

  • Municipal District of Provost No. 52, a municipal district in Alberta, Canada
  • Provost, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada
    • Provost Airport
  • Provost, Virginia, a village in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
  • Provost Avenue, Bronx, NY, the origin of New York State Route 22
  • Stour Provost, a village in Dorset, England

Other uses

  • Arthur Provost Three-Decker, a historic building in Massachusetts, United States
  • Provost Academy South Carolina, a virtual public charter school in South Carolina, United States

See also

  • Provo (disambiguation)
  • Prévôt, the French term
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