- 1a person in a university who is in charge of a department of studies the dean of the Faculty of Medicine
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- 2a person who is responsible for the discipline of students in a college or university the dean of students
- 3a priest who is in charge of several priests or churches in an area
- 4the most respected or most experienced member of a group or profession synonym doyen
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