PROVOST Synonyms
1 hypernym for provost. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PROVOST
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| dean | noun n | |||||
noun • an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college • United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) • a man who is the senior member of a group • (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals | ||||||
| president | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an executive officer of a firm or corporation • the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government • the office of the United States head of state • the chief executive of a republic • the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization • the head administrative officer of a college or university | ||||||
| chancellor | noun n | |||||
noun • the person who is head of government (in several countries) • the British cabinet minister responsible for finance • the honorary or titular head of a university | ||||||
| director | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who controls resources and expenditures • member of a board of directors • someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show • the person who directs the making of a film • the person who leads a musical group | ||||||
| head | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains • a single domestic animal • that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason • a person who is in charge • the front of a military formation or procession • the pressure exerted by a fluid • the top of something • the source of water from which a stream arises • (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent • the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) • the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head • a dense cluster of flowers or foliage • the educator who has executive authority for a school • an individual person • a user of (usually soft) drugs • a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) • a rounded compact mass • the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container • the part in the front or nearest the viewer • a difficult juncture • forward movement • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer • the subject matter at issue • a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about • the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint • that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves • (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk • (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head • the striking part of a tool • (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship • a projection out from one end • a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum • oral stimulation of the genitals verb • to go or travel towards • be in charge of • travel in front of; go in advance of others • be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • take its rise • be in the front of or on top of • form a head or come or grow to a head • remove the head of | ||||||
| superintendent | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a person who directs and manages an organization • a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector | ||||||
| governor | noun n | |||||
noun • the head of a state government • a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) | ||||||
| mayor | noun n | |||||
noun • the head of a city government | ||||||
| praetor | noun n | |||||
noun • an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic | ||||||
| prefect | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a chief officer or chief magistrate | ||||||
| reeve | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • female ruff verb • pass a rope through • pass through a hole or opening • fasten by passing through a hole or around something | ||||||
| steward | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else • the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements • an attendant on an airplane • a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management • one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | ||||||
| viceroy | noun n | |||||
noun • governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign • showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller | ||||||