President vs. Provost
Difference Between President and Provost
Presidentnoun
The head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes a dictatorship.
The vast majority of presidents have been male.Provostnoun
One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:
Presidentnoun
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.
Provostnoun
A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.
Presidentnoun
A person presiding over a meeting, chair, presiding officer, presider.
Provostnoun
(religion) The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even muezzins.
Presidentnoun
obsolete form of precedent
Provostnoun
(religion) The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.
Presidentadjective
(archaic) Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
Provostnoun
The head of various colleges and universities.
Presidentnoun
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
Provostnoun
(obsolete) A ruler.
Presidentnoun
the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government;
the President likes to jog every morningProvostnoun
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.
Presidentnoun
the chief executive of a republic
Provostnoun
A senior deputy, a superintendent, particularly:
Presidentnoun
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization;
address your remarks to the chairpersonProvostnoun
A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.
Presidentnoun
the head administrative officer of a college or university
Provostnoun
A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs.
Presidentnoun
the office of the United States head of state;
a President is elected every four yearsProvostnoun
(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.
Provostnoun
(historical) Any manager or overseer in a medieval or early modern context.
Provostnoun
(obsolete) A viceroy.
Provostnoun
(obsolete) A governor.
Provostnoun
(obsolete) A reeve.
Provostnoun
(obsolete) Various Roman offices, as prefect and praetor.
Provostnoun
(historical) A constable: a medieval or early modern official charged with arresting, holding, and punishing criminals.
Provostnoun
(military) An officer of the military police, particularly provost marshal or provost sergeant.
Provostnoun
An assistant fencing master.
Provostnoun
A provost cell: a military cell or prison.
Provostverb
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.Provostnoun
a high-ranking university administrator
