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Dean vs President - What's the difference?

dean | president |

As nouns the difference between dean and president

is that dean is 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) while president is the head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes a dictatorship.

As a verb dean

is {{cx|intransitive|rare|lang=en}} To serve as a dean.

As a proper noun Dean

is a title afforded to a dean.

As an adjective president is

occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.

dean

English

(wikipedia dean)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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 canon.
  • 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
  • * 1955 , edition, ISBN 0553249592, page 67:
    • All of the switchboard operators had been parties to it, including Marie Willis. Their dean , Alice Hart, collected
  • (Sussex) a hill (chiefly place names).

    • Related terms

    * decanal

    Derived terms

    * dean and chapter * deaness

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To serve as a dean.
  • To send (a student) to see the dean of a university.

    • Anagrams

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    president

    English

    (wikipedia president)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (honorifically) * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes a dictatorship.
  • * 2007 , Benjamin Camins, Hillary Is the Best Choice, Page 144
    • The vast majority of presidents have been male .
  • Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
  • A person presiding over a meeting, chair, presiding officer, presider.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Synonyms

    * prez (humorous or informal)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
  • * Milton
    • His angels president / In every province.
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