Definitions

provost

[proh-vohst, prov-uhst, proh-voh] / ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst, ˈproʊ voʊ /

NOUN

administrator

Synonyms

STRONG

chief director executive head jailer keeper magistrate officer official supervisor

Antonyms

STRONG

employee worker

Example Sentences

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He worked at Iowa State before entering administration at Columbia, where he rose to executive vice provost before taking the helm at ASU in 2002.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s not sufficient to just keep doing what you were doing before, because the field evolves and the world evolves,” Baicker, the provost, said of the humanities changes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prof Ian Dunn, provost at Coventry University, said the proposed increases were a "good thing" for universities, but added that "under no circumstances will this solve the problem".

From BBC

“There has been no statement from the provost office rebutting Harrison’s rhetoric.”

From Salon

“I would discourage anybody from throwing them out,” says Damon Yarnell, associate provost and executive director of career development at the University of Richmond.

From The Wall Street Journal