dean
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4.3
- noun
- /diːn/
:
decano
- No one had ever filed grievances against the dean at our college, and the dean, after his reprimand, wisely decided not to stand for a renewal of his first-term contract.
Examples
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Blair Kamin, architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune, called him "the aristocratic, often outrageous dean of American architecture."
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The dean suggests that I focus on something that might actually help mankind.
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Where could he be as safe as in the home of a dean of a law school?
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The statement also announced that the Board of Trustees had named the university's business dean, Karl Einolf, as acting president.
Academic text (2016) -
Professor Daniel Kirkwood, the dean of American astronomers, and an honored member of this society, died at his home in Riverside, California, on June 11, 1895.
Academic text (2000) -
Yet, in the midst of these paradigm shifts, John Goodlad (1984), the dean of public reform, still claims that the culture of education has changed very little in past years.
Academic text (1999) -
Questions like these seem to lurk just below the surface in "Eight Manifestos," a special section of the February 2009 issue of Poetry, introduced by Mary Ann Caws, the unquestioned dean of manifesto studies.
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As the dean of the faculty, she oversees academic programs and faculty appointments.
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The dean of the medical school welcomed new students at the orientation ceremony.
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After years of service, he was honored as the dean of the law school for his contributions.
Synonyms
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A person who is the most respected and experienced member of a group
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dean originally meant 'leader of ten' from Latin decanus, and over time it came to mean the most senior or respected person in a group. You can see the same 'ten' root in decade, which helps remember that a dean is someone who leads or stands above others.