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noun
- 1. the head of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church.
- 2. the head of a university faculty or department or of a medical school.
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an official of high rank in a college or university who is responsible for the organization of a department or departments: She is the new dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. the Dean of Medicine. US. someone among a group of people who has worked the longest in the particular job or activity they share, and who is their unofficial leader:
How to use dean in a sentence. the head of the chapter of a collegiate or cathedral church; a Roman Catholic priest who supervises one district of a diocese… See the full definition
Dean definition: the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college. See examples of DEAN used in a sentence.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college. the dean of admissions. b. an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline. the dean of men.
an official of high rank in a college or university who is responsible for the organization of a department or departments: She is the new dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. the Dean of Medicine. US. someone among a group of people who has worked the longest in the particular job or activity they share, and who is their unofficial leader:
A dean is the head of a specific area of a college, university, or private school. When you're thinking about studying in Madagascar for a semester, you might make an appointment to talk to the study abroad dean.
1. (Education) the chief administrative official of a college or university faculty. 2. (Education) (at Oxford and Cambridge universities) a college fellow with responsibility for undergraduate discipline. 3. (Anglicanism) chiefly Church of England the head of a chapter of canons and administrator of a cathedral or collegiate church. 4.
Definition of dean noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the dean of admissions. an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the dean of men.
DEAN meaning: 1. an official in a college or university 2. an official in charge of a large church or group of…. Learn more.
