{{wiktionarypar|Provost|provost}} {{distinguish|Prevost (disambiguation){{!}}Prevost}} '''Provost''' may refer to: {{TOC right}}
== Officials ==
=== Ecclesiastic ===
* Provost (religion), a high-ranking church official * Prince-provost, a high-ranking church official
=== Government ===
* Provost (civil), an officer of local government, including the equivalent of a mayor in Scotland * Lord provost, the equivalent of a lord mayor in Scotland
=== Military ===
* Provost (military police), military police responsible for policing within the armed forces * Provost marshal, an officer in charge of military police * Provost Marshal General, commander of the military police in the United States * Provost sergeant, a sergeant in charge of regimental police in Commonwealth armies
=== Other fields ===
* Provost (education), a senior academic administrator within certain higher education institutions * Provost (martial arts), a ranking that was second only to master in Renaissance England
==Aircraft== * BAC Jet Provost, a British training aircraft * Percival Provost, British training aircraft
==Geography== * Municipal District of Provost No. 52, a municipal district in Alberta, Canada * Provost, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada ** Provost Airport * Provost, Virginia, a village in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States * Provost Avenue, Bronx, NY, the origin of New York State Route 22 * Stour Provost, a village in Dorset, England
==Other uses== * Provost (name), a surname * Arthur Provost Three-Decker, a historic building in Massachusetts, United States * Provost Academy South Carolina, a virtual public charter school in South Carolina, United States
==Fictional characters== *Provost, a character from the ''World Theatre'' episode: "Brand", portrayed by Peter Sallis *The Provost, a character from the Robert Langdon novel ''Inferno'' by Dan Brown
==See also== * Provo (disambiguation) * Prévôt, the French term
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