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Synonyms: Noun
doyen, elder, elder statesman, éminence grise, nestor, senior
Antonyms: Noun
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She's the dean of the university's business school. the dean of liberal artsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The charges against Strampel stemmed from his actions as dean from 2002 to 2018, as well as his failure to properly oversee Nassar, according to court documents. — Eric Levenson, CNN, "Michigan State University is fined a record $4.5 million for the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal," 5 Sep. 2019 Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is the senior associate dean at the Yale School of Management. — Fortune, "Energy Companies Have the Power to Act on Social Purpose," 5 Sep. 2019 Codone is the senior associate dean of academic affairs at the Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia. — Susan Codone, Twin Cities, "Susan Codone: Protestants must step up efforts to stop sexual abuse in churches," 28 Aug. 2019 Yasha will play Suzanne, Astoria University dean and Ben's ex-girlfriend. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "This ‘Blue Bloods’ Actress Is Joining the Cast of ‘Manifest'," 28 Aug. 2019 Black is currently the interim dean of the university’s college of medicine. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "How James Franklin, Penn State Could Be Impacted by Ex-Team Physician's Lawsuit," 26 Aug. 2019 The school is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year and also saw the appointment of a new deputy director, Gillian Choa, who was previously the dean of Hong Kong's School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts. — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, "The Top 15 Top International Film Schools," 15 Aug. 2019 Crosby was dean of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, after having served as budget chief under Governor Paul Cellucci and chief of staff under Acting Governor Jane Swift. — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, "The former gaming commission chairman offers first impression of Encore: ‘Holy cow!’," 7 Aug. 2019 Davis is dean of San Diego’s congressional delegation and its second woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the news release. — Morgan Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Rep. Susan Davis to retire, won’t run for reelection in 2020," 4 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dean.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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