Dean

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解释:

(noun.) an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college.

(noun.) (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals.

(noun.) a man who is the senior member of a group; 'he is the dean of foreign correspondents'.

(noun.) United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955).

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解释:

(n.) A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop.

(n.) The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard to the moral condition of the college.

(n.) The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some colleges or universities.

(n.) A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific department.

(n.) The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony; as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by courtesy.

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解释:

n. a dignitary in cathedral and collegiate churches who presides over the other clergy: the president of faculty in a college; the chief chaplain of the Chapel Royal: the chief judge of the Court of Arches: the president of a trade-guild.—ns. Dean′ery the office of a dean: a dean's house; Dean′ship the office or dignity of a dean.—Dean of Arches dean of the Court of Arches (see Arch); Dean of Faculty president of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland: Dean of Guild a municipal functionary in Scotland who has authority over building and altering of houses.—Rural dean one who under the bishop has the special care and inspection of the clergy in certain parishes.

n. a small valley.—Also Dene.

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