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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University exams scheduled for Saturday have been cancelled, provost Frank Doyle said.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Rev Poobalan's title as provost has not been restored and he said he was still distressed by his treatment.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

“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 • Oct. 31, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

David Korn, vice provost for research at Harvard University, argues that giving patients control over their tissues is shortsighted.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot