provost

A noun referring to a high-ranking university administrator, often responsible for academic affairs and faculty matters.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a un alto administrador de una universidad, a menudo responsable de asuntos académicos y del profesorado; también puede referirse a ciertos cargos eclesiásticos o civiles de autoridad.

1. University administrator B2 formal

   A senior academic administrator at a university, often responsible for overseeing curriculum, faculty, and academic affairs.

   • The provost announced new policies for faculty research.
   • She was appointed provost of the university last year.
   • The provost works closely with the president on academic planning.

   🇪🇸vicerrector académico

   Sinónimos: deanprincipalvice chancellor

• provosts plural form
• provosts' possessive plural form
• provost's possessive singular form