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"equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities", "word": "ლორდ-მერი" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "meri", "sense": "equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities", "word": "მერი" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ṗrovosṭi", "sense": "equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities", "word": "პროვოსტი" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities", "word": "polgármester" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "shichō", "sense": "equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities", "word": "市長" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "prowost" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "réktor", "sense": "senior academic administrator", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ре́ктор" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "senior academic administrator", "word": "provosti" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "rekṭori", "sense": "senior academic administrator", "word": "რექტორი" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ṗrorekṭori", "sense": "senior academic administrator", "word": "პრორექტორი" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "senior academic administrator", "word": "Vorsteher" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "kosmítoras", "sense": "senior academic administrator", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "κοσμήτορας" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "senior academic administrator", "word": "rektor" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "senior academic administrator", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "prevosto" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "senior academic administrator", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "preposto" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "senior academic administrator", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "proposto" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "gakuchō", "sense": "senior 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In some senses, via Anglo-Norman provolt; via Anglo-Norman and Old French provost (modern French prévôt). 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