0 an official of high rank in a college or university who is responsible for the organization of a department or departments -- 系主任；學院院長
She is the new dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. 她是社會科學院的新任院長。
the Dean of Medicine 醫學系系主任
Parsons is the dean of the TV news correspondents at Channel Nine. 帕森斯是9頻道電視新聞記者中的元老。
1 a priest of high rank in the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church, who is in charge of managing a large church or cathedral -- （英格蘭聖公會的）主任牧師；（天主教的）樞機主教長
Discussions continue with postgraduate deans and with the medical profession more widely on the appropriate locus for employment contracts.
As there are quite a number of deans and provosts, that took a great deal of sorting out.
Will he bring this to the attention of the deans of the medical schools?
I recommend that she speaks to the 13 or 14 postgraduate deans, who have a very different story to tell.
Once again we note with interest that it permits the deans and chapters to open their cathedral shops to sell books.
The deans of dental schools have been asked to do all they can to accommodate students.
The point has not been contested, because the deans and chapters have in all recent times been admirable custodians of the buildings under their charge.
One of my rural deans told me that, if anything, clergy err on the side of excessive caution.
