dean
/diːn/ noun C1- A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
- A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.
- The senior member of some group of people. · dean of the diplomatic corps - a country's most senior ambassador· dean of the House - the longest-serving member of a legislature
Plural deans
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According to the story, Silver had overheard the head of a grocery chain asking a dean at the college for a way to record products automatically at checkout.
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