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dean

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
dean /ˈdiːn/ noun
plural deans
dean
/ˈdiːn/
noun
plural deans
Learner's definition of DEAN
[count]
: a person who is in charge of one of the parts of a university (such as a college or school)(大学的)学院院长,系主任
: a person whose job is to give advice to the students in a college or high school and to make sure that they obey the school's rules训导主任
US : a person who has more experience in or knowledge about a particular profession, subject, etc., than anyone or almost anyone(特定职业、学科等中)资历最深者,泰斗
: a Christian priest who is in charge of several other priests or churches(基督教)主任牧师

— deanship

/ˈdiːnˌʃɪp/ noun, plural deanships [count]
IELTS BNC: 3709 COCA: 4946

dean

noun

1
a
: the head of the chapter of a collegiate or cathedral church
b
: a Roman Catholic priest who supervises one district of a diocese
2
a
: the head of a division, faculty, college, or school of a university
b
: a college or secondary school administrator in charge of counseling and disciplining students
3
dean intransitive verb
deanship noun

Example Sentences

She's the dean of the university's business school. the dean of liberal arts
Recent Examples on the Web Karr was recently retired after 16 years as the dean of the UA College of Engineering when he was named interim president. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2022 Ken Starr later served as a dean of the law school at Pepperdine and then President of Baylor University. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Until her ouster as dean, revelations of financial problems at the School of Social Work, and involvement in a federal corruption case, Flynn was regarded as a visionary in her field who had made USC the largest social work program in the world. Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 Later, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Dr. Bailey became the first woman to serve as dean of a Top 10 graduate business school. Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 Later, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Dr. Bailey became the first woman to serve as dean of a Top 10 graduate business school. Emily Langer, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 As the first player with Alabama football roots selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, Evan Neal could be considered as the dean of the Alabama-roots rookies. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 11 Aug. 2022 Harris served as the dean of students at Whitney Young from 2006 to 2010 before returning two years ago to be the assistant principal, according to his online resume. Tracy Swartz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 Elsewhere, filmmaker Rithy Panh will serve as the dean for the Chanel X BIFF Asian Film Academy (AFA), the Busan International Film Festival’s talent incubator for emerging Asian filmmakers. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English deen, from Anglo-French deen, deien, from Late Latin decanus chief of ten, from Greek dekanos, from deka ten — more at ten

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of dean was in the 13th century
IELTS BNC: 3709 COCA: 4946

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