President vs. Provost: What's the Difference?

One appointed or elected to preside over an organized body of people, such as an assembly or meeting.

A university administrator of high rank.

The chief executive of a republic.

The highest official in certain cathedrals or collegiate churches.

The chief executive officer of the United States, with powers as determined by the US Constitution.

The keeper of a prison.

The chief officer of a branch of government, corporation, board of trustees, university, or similar body.

The chief magistrate of certain Scottish cities.

The head of state of a republic.

One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:

In presidential republics, the head of government and head of state.

A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.

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.

(religion) The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even muezzins.

A person presiding over a meeting; a chair, presiding officer, presider.

(religion) The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.

Obsolete form of precedent

The head of various colleges and universities.

(archaic) Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.

(obsolete) A ruler.

To act as president; to do presidential duties.

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.

Precedent.

A senior deputy, a superintendent, particularly:

One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding officer, as of a legislative body.

A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.

A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius.

A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs.

Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.

(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.

An executive officer of a firm or corporation

(historical) Any manager or overseer in a medieval or early modern context.

The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government;

(obsolete) A viceroy.

The chief executive of a republic

(obsolete) A governor.

The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization;

(obsolete) A reeve.

The head administrative officer of a college or university

(obsolete) The head of various Roman offices, such as prefect and praetor.

The office of the United States head of state;

(historical) A constable: a medieval or early modern official charged with arresting, holding, and punishing criminals.

(military) An officer of the military police, particularly provost marshal or provost sergeant.

An assistant fencing master.

A provost cell: a military cell or prison.

To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.

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.

The keeper of a prison.

A high-ranking university administrator