Definition of Provost

the senior administrative officer in a college or university

Examples of Provost in a sentence

The provost at my college is in charge of all administrative functions, being the senior administrative officer there.  🔊

While not all colleges have one, my university has a provost that is in charge of all of our administrative functions, though he does have junior officers to assist him.  🔊

There are many ranks of officer in my college’s administrative branch, but only the most senior administrative officer has the title of provost.  🔊

My college has a junior administrative officer and a senior one, but we give the title of provost to the senior officer.  🔊

The provost at a university is the senior administrative officer, but he often has many junior officers to carry out smaller tasks for him.  🔊

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