- provosts
- prov·ost || 'prɑvəst ,'prəʊ- /'prɒ- n. administrative leader, head, superintendent, president
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List of Lord Provosts of Glasgow — The Lord Provost of Glasgow is the convener of the City of Glasgow council. They are elected by the city councillors and serve not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire city. [cite news |title=Lord Provost… … Wikipedia
List of Lord Provosts of Dundee — The Lord Provost of Dundee is the leader of the City of Dundee local authority in Scotland. They are elected by the city council and serve not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead and Lord Lieutenant for the city. They are… … Wikipedia
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List of Provosts and Lord Provosts of Aberdeen — The Lord Provost of the City of Aberdeen is the convener of the City of Aberdeen local authority in Scotland. They are elected by the city council and serve not only as the chair of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire city. They are… … Wikipedia
List of Provosts of Peterhead — The Provost of Peterhead was the head of the Peterhead burgh council in Scotland. They were elected by the council and served not only as the chairman of that body, but as a figurehead for the entire town. They were equivalent in many ways to the … Wikipedia
List of Provosts of Trinity College, Dublin — The following people have been Provost of Trinity College, Dublin* 1592 1594 ndash; Adam Loftus * 1594 1598 ndash; Walter Travers * 1598 1601 ndash; (vacant) * 1601 1609 ndash; Henry Alvey * 1609 1627 ndash; William Temple * 1627 1629 ndash;… … Wikipedia
Provost (military police) — Provosts are military police whose duties are policing solely within the Armed Forces, as opposed to Gendarmerie duties in the civilian population. However, many countries use their gendarmerie for provost duties. As with all official terms, some … Wikipedia
Provost (civil) — A provost (introduced into Scots from French) is the ceremonial head of many Scottish local authorities. The modern de facto political leader of a council is often called the convener.Historically the provost was the chief magistrate or convener… … Wikipedia
