provost
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/pɹəʊˈvəʊ/
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/ˈpɹoʊvoʊst/
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/ˈpɹɑvəst/
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/ˈpɹɒvɒst/
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/ˈpɹɒvəst/
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- (religion) The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.
- 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.
- (religion, historical) A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.
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Propst
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- (US, higher education) A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs.
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Propst,
Vorsteher
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Provost
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