Examples of provost marshal in a Sentence
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Zane Kortum, 91, an Army colonel who retired in 1975 as acting provost marshal at the Pentagon and then spent 18 years as a regional manager at what is now AXA Equitable Life Insurance, died Aug. 11 at a hospital in the District.
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Staff Reports, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2017
Staff Reports, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2017
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First Known Use
1535, in the meaning defined above
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“Provost marshal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provost%20marshal. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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provost marshal
noun
: a military police chief
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