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provost
playDefinition of provost
1 : the chief dignitary of a collegiate or cathedral chapter
2 : the chief magistrate of a Scottish burgh
3 : the keeper of a prison
4 : a high-ranking university administrative officer
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Recent Examples of provost from the Web
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Anjali Gupta was named to the dean's list at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Robert Levinson achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, earning a spot on the provost's list.
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The provost marshal general's job is to handle incarcerations and investigations of those in the U.S. Army.
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Ezekiel Emanuel is vice provost for global initiatives, Diane v.
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An improving economy frequently translates to falling enrollment for community colleges, said Rich Haney, the college's provost, who is serving as interim president in the wake of Jerry Weber's departure.
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Julia Chinyere Oparah, provost and dean of the faculty, has been at Mills since 1997 and understands those concerns.
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With this week’s decision, Keith Curry, provost of the El Camino Compton satellite campus and the Compton District CEO, becomes president of Compton College — the first of many changes, school officials said.
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Joe Glover, provost for the university, said the 500 new faculty members, who will be hired over a period of time, will be in addition to the 300 to 400 faculty members the school hires each year to replace staff who retire or leave.
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David Laude, senior vice provost at the University of Texas, says the school’s four-year graduation rate rose to 61% in 2016 from 50% in 2011.
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Origin and Etymology of provost
Middle English, from Old English profost & Anglo-French provost, from Medieval Latin propositus, alteration of praepositus, from Latin, one in charge, director, from past participle of praeponere to place at the head — more at preposition
PROVOST Defined for English Language Learners
provost
playDefinition of provost for English Language Learners
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: an official of high rank at a university
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: the head of a college at a university
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: the head of a Scottish town
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