President vs. Provost

Presidentnoun

The head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes a dictatorship.

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.

Presidentnoun

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

Presidentnoun

obsolete form of precedent

Presidentadjective

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

Presidentnoun

Precedent.

Presidentnoun

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

Presidentnoun

A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius.

Presidentadjective

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

Presidentnoun

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

Presidentnoun

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

Presidentnoun

the chief executive of a republic

Presidentnoun

the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization;

Presidentnoun

the head administrative officer of a college or university

Presidentnoun

the office of the United States head of state;

Provostnoun

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

Provostnoun

A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.

Provostnoun

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

Provostnoun

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

Provostnoun

The head of various colleges and universities.

Provostnoun

(obsolete) A ruler.

Provostnoun

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.

Provostnoun

A senior deputy, a superintendent, particularly:

Provostnoun

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

Provostnoun

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

Provostnoun

(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.

Provostnoun

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.

Provostnoun

The keeper of a prison.

Provostnoun

a high-ranking university administrator