Dean

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college

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(Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals

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a man who is the senior member of a group

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
doyen
plural
Deans
possessive
Dean's
pluralpossessive
Deans'