Provost
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Provost may refer to:
  • Provost (civil)
    Provost (civil)
    A provost is the ceremonial head of many Scottish local authorities, and under the name prévôt was a governmental position of varying importance in Ancien Regime France.-History:...

    , an officer of local government, including the equivalent of a mayor in Scotland
  • Provost (education)
    Provost (education)
    A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....

    , a senior academic administrator (in North America) or the head of certain higher-education colleges (in the British Isles)
  • Provost (martial arts)
    Provost (martial arts)
    In the London-based "Corporation of Masters of the Noble Science of Defence", or "Company of Masters", Provost was the third of four ranks, the others being Scholar, Free Scholar, and Master. A Free Scholar could not be accredited as a Provost until they have studied under a registered Master for...

    , a ranking that was second only to Master in Renaissance England
  • Provost (name)
    Provost (name)
    Provost is a surname shared by several notable people, including:in Belgium* Jan Provost , Flemish painterin Canada* Claude Provost , Canadian professional ice hockey player...

    , a surname
  • Provost (religion)
    Provost (religion)
    A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian churches.-Historical Development:The word praepositus was originally applied to any ecclesiastical ruler or dignitary...

    , a high ranking church official
  • Lord Provost
    Lord Provost
    A Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities of Scotland. Four cities, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, have the right to appoint a Lord Provost instead of a provost...

    , the equivalent of a Lord Mayor in Scotland
  • Prince-Provost
    Prince-Provost
    Prince-Provost is a rare title for a monastic superior with the ecclesiastical style of provost who is a Prince of the Church in the sense that he also ranks as a secular 'prince' , notably a Reichsfürst of the Holy Roman Empire, holding a direct vote in the Reichstag assembly coequal to an actual...

    , a high ranking church official

Military rank

  • Provost (military police)
    Provost (military police)
    Provosts are military police whose duties are policing solely within the Armed Forces, as opposed to Gendarmerie duties in the civilian population. However, many countries use their gendarmerie for provost duties....

    , military police responsible for policing within the armed forces, as opposed to military police service which are Gendarmeries
  • Provost Marshal
    Provost Marshal
    The Provost Marshal is the officer in the armed forces who is in charge of the military police .There may be a Provost Marshal serving at many levels of the hierarchy and he may also be the public safety officer of a military installation, responsible for the provision of fire, gate security, and...

    , an officer in charge of military police
    • Provost Marshal General, commander of the military police in the United States
  • Provost sergeant
    Provost Sergeant
    A Provost Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer associated with military police.-United Kingdom and Commonwealth:In the British Army and land forces of the Commonwealth, a Provost Sergeant is the non-commissioned officer in charge of the regimental police and is responsible to the Regimental...

    , a sergeant in charge of regimental police in the British and Commonwealth armies

Aviation

  • Provost Airport
    Provost Airport
    Provost Airport, , is located south of Provost, Alberta, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...

    , a Canadian airport
  • BAC Jet Provost
    BAC Jet Provost
    The BAC Jet Provost was a British jet-powered trainer aircraft used by the Royal Air Force from 1955 to 1993. The Jet Provost was also successfully exported, serving in many air forces worldwide....

    , a British training aircraft
  • Percival Provost
    Percival Provost
    |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzo. World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing, 1981. ISBN 0-7106-0148-4....

    , British training aircraft

Geography

  • Provost, Alberta
    Provost, Alberta
    Provost is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 899, west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border....

    , a town in Alberta, Canada
  • Provost, Virginia
    Provost, Virginia
    Provost is an unincorporated community in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States. This area encompasses the of Belmead Plantation....

    , a village in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
  • Provost No. 52, Alberta
    Provost No. 52, Alberta
    The Municipal District of Provost No. 52 is a municipal district in east-central Alberta, Canada, on the Alberta/Saskatchewan border.It is located in Census Division 12. The municipal district was established in the current boundaries in 1943, through the amalgamation of the Municipal Districts of...

    , a Canadian municipal district
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