Provost may refer to:

Officials

Ecclesiastic

Provost (religion), a high-ranking church official Prince-provost, a high-ranking church official

Government

Provost (civil), an officer of local government, including the equivalent of a mayor in Scotland Lord provost, the equivalent of a lord mayor in Scotland

Military

Provost (military police), military police responsible for policing within the armed forces 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 Commonwealth armies

Other fields

Provost (education), a senior academic administrator within certain higher education institutions Provost (martial arts), a ranking that was second only to master in Renaissance England

Aircraft BAC Jet Provost, a British training aircraft Percival Provost, British training aircraft

Geography Municipal District of Provost No. 52, a municipal district in Alberta, Canada Provost, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada Provost Airport Provost, Virginia, a village in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States Provost Avenue, Bronx, NY, the origin of New York State Route 22 Stour Provost, a village in Dorset, England

Other uses Provost (name), a surname Arthur Provost Three-Decker, a historic building in Massachusetts, United States Provost Academy South Carolina, a virtual public charter school in South Carolina, United States

Fictional characters The Provost, a character from the Robert Langdon novel Inferno by Dan Brown

See also Provo (disambiguation) Prévôt, the French term