President vs. Provost: What's the Difference?

President and Provost Definitions
President
One appointed or elected to preside over an organized body of people, such as an assembly or meeting.
Provost
A university administrator of high rank.
President
The chief executive of a republic.
Provost
The highest official in certain cathedrals or collegiate churches.
President
The chief executive officer of the United States, with powers as determined by the US Constitution.
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Provost
The keeper of a prison.
President
The chief officer of a branch of government, corporation, board of trustees, university, or similar body.
Provost
The chief magistrate of certain Scottish cities.
President
The head of state of a republic.
The vast majority of presidents have been male.
Provost
One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:
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President
In presidential republics, the head of government and head of state.
Provost
A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.
President
Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
Provost
(religion) The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even muezzins.
President
A person presiding over a meeting; a chair, presiding officer, presider.
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Provost
(religion) The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.
President
Obsolete form of precedent
Provost
The head of various colleges and universities.
President
(archaic) Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
Provost
(obsolete) A ruler.
President
To act as president; to do presidential duties.
Provost
A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.
President
Precedent.
Provost
A senior deputy, a superintendent, particularly:
President
One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body.
Provost
A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.
President
A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius.
Just Apollo, president of verse.
Provost
A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs.
President
Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
His angels presidentIn every province.
Provost
(historical) A steward or seneschal: a medieval agent given management of a feudal estate or charged with collecting fees; a title of the archangel Michael.
President
An executive officer of a firm or corporation
Provost
(historical) Any manager or overseer in a medieval or early modern context.
President
The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government;
The President likes to jog every morning
Provost
(obsolete) A viceroy.
President
The chief executive of a republic
Provost
(obsolete) A governor.
President
The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization;
Address your remarks to the chairperson
Provost
(obsolete) A reeve.
President
The head administrative officer of a college or university
Provost
(obsolete) The head of various Roman offices, such as prefect and praetor.
President
The office of the United States head of state;
A President is elected every four years
Provost
(historical) A constable: a medieval or early modern official charged with arresting, holding, and punishing criminals.
Provost
(military) An officer of the military police, particularly provost marshal or provost sergeant.
Provost
An assistant fencing master.
Provost
A provost cell: a military cell or prison.
Provost
To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.
Around the time of the Rebellions of 1837 and the First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted.
Provost
A person who is appointed to superintend, or preside over, something; the chief magistrate in some cities and towns; as, the provost of Edinburgh or of Glasgow, answering to the mayor of other cities; the provost of a college, answering to president; the provost or head of certain collegiate churches.
Provost
The keeper of a prison.
Provost
A high-ranking university administrator