provost marshal

noun

: an officer who supervises the military police of a command

Examples of provost marshal in a Sentence

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On May 27, 1862, 163 years ago, the Talbot County courthouse was surrounded by Union troops to support federal provost marshals in the arrest of Judge Richard Bennett Carmichael. Paul Callahan, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025 The base provost marshal and military police supported the driver, and Robinson was subject to court-martial. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025 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 12 Jun. 2025.

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provost marshal

noun
: a military police chief
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