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provost guard
a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal. -
lord provost
the chief magistrate of any of certain large cities in Scotland. -
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provost court
a military court convened in occupied territory under military government, usually composed of one officer and empowered to try military personnel and civilians for minor offenses. -
provost marshal
Army. an officer on the staff of a commander, charged with the maintaining of order and with other police functions within a command. -
provost sergeant
the senior noncommissioned officer of a prison or other confinement facility whose chief duty is the supervision of prisoners and of the military police unit.