dean
1. an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: deanship • Hypernyms: academic administrator 2. a man who is the senior member of a group - he is the dean of foreign correspondents • Syn: doyen • Hypernyms: elder, senior 3. (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals • Derivationally related forms: deanship • Topics: Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church • Hypernyms: cardinal
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