provost marshal

noun

: an officer who supervises the military police of a command

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Zane Kortum, 91, an Army colonel who retired in 1975 as acting provost marshal at the Pentagon and then spent 18 years as a regional manager at what is now AXA Equitable Life Insurance, died Aug. 11 at a hospital in the District. Staff Reports, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of provost marshal was in 1535

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“Provost marshal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provost%20marshal. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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provost marshal

noun
: a military police chief
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