1. An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college 
2. A man who is the senior member of a group
   "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"
   - doyen 
3. (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals

1. United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
   - James Dean, James Byron Dean

Derived forms: deans

See also: deanship

Type of: academic administrator, actor, cardinal, elder, histrion, player, role player, senior, thespian

Encyclopedia: Dean, Edinburgh Dean, John Dean, Christopher Colin Dean Dean, Bedfordshire Dean, TX Dean, Texas Dean, Somerset Dean, Nova Scotia Dean, Pennsylvania

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