| 词汇 | provost |
| 释义 | provost noun[ C ] uk /ˈprɒv.əst/ us /ˈprɑː.vəst/ UK (in some universities) the person in charge of a particular college: （某些大学中的）学院院长 the Provost of King's College, Cambridge剑桥大学国王学院的院长 US an important official who helps to run a college or university（学院或大学的）教务长 University & college education academe academia anti-university beadle business school go up grad graduate hall Oxbridge Oxon Panhellenic pass degree poly the groves of academeidiom university unselective vice chancellor warden wardenship provost | American Dictionaryprovost noun[ C ] us/ˈproʊ·voʊst/ an official of high rank at a college or university Examples of provostprovost I know of excellent men who have served the public for thirty years—county conveners, provosts and the like—who have received no national recognition whatever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The town councils, provosts and councillors were an important part of the local community and set a very fine leadership example. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They say that the provosts, bailies and police judges from burghs will be appointed ex officio justices of the peace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The provost's son, daughter and son-in-law are employed by the council. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it is wrong to abolish provosts, baillies and burghs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many fewer provosts than hitherto and there are no baillies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have considered carefully the suggestion that community councils should be able to call their chairmen provosts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lord mayors and provosts and the mayors throughout this country have a strong point in regard to the funds which they have collected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret that we are still to have lord provosts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The chairmen of the committees, the chairmen of county councils, the lord mayors, mayors, lord provosts, or provosts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With the advent of these lords, the provosts primarily judicial function was reassigned in their favor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, in the 11th century, the provosts tended increasingly to make their positions hereditary and thus became more difficult to control. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Finally, the provosts administered justice though with limited jurisdiction. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The viscount was eventually replaced by bailiffs, and provosts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Provosts had no jurisdiction over purely rural areas, the "pies pays", which instead fell to local lordships. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of provost These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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