Provost

Provost may refer to:

• Provost (civil), an officer of local government, including the equivalent of a mayor in Scotland
• Provost (education), a senior academic administrator (in North America) or the head of certain higher-education colleges (in the British Isles)
• Provost (martial arts), a ranking that was second only to Master in Renaissance England
• Provost (name), a surname
• Provost (religion), a high ranking church official
• Lord Provost, the equivalent of a Lord Mayor in Scotland
• Prince-Provost, a high ranking church official

Military rank

• Provost (military police), military police responsible for policing within the armed forces, as opposed to military police service which are Gendarmeries
• 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 the British and Commonwealth armies

Aviation

• Provost Airport, a Canadian airport
• BAC Jet Provost, a British training aircraft
• Percival Provost, British training aircraft

Geography

• Provost, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada
• Provost, Virginia, a village in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
• Provost No. 52, Alberta, a Canadian municipal district