provost
- IPA[ˈprōˌvōst]
美式
- a senior administrative officer in certain colleges and universities.；the head of certain university colleges, especially at Oxford or Cambridge, and public schools.
noun: provost, plural noun: provosts
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名詞
- 1. North American a senior administrative officer in certain colleges and universities.
- ▪ British the head of certain university colleges, especially at Oxford or Cambridge, and public schools.
- 2. the head of a chapter in a cathedral.
- ▪ the Protestant minister of the principal church of a town or district in Germany and certain other European countries.
- ▪ historical the head of a Christian community.
- 3. short for provost marshal
- 4. (in Scotland) the civic head of some regional Scottish councils, analogous to a mayor in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
- 5. historical the chief magistrate of a French or other European town.
- the head of military police in camp or on active service.
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- a detachment of soldiers acting as military police under the command of a provost marshal.
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- a detachment of soldiers acting as military police under the command of a provost marshal.
Oxford American Dictionary
- the head of military police in camp or on active service.
Oxford American Dictionary
- the civic head of the local council in certain Scottish cities, analogous to a mayor in ...
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英式
- the head of certain university colleges, especially at Oxford or Cambridge, and public schools.
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