dean

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an official of high rank in a college or university who is responsible for the organization of a department or departments:

She is the new dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

the Dean of Medicine

someone among a group of people who has worked the longest in the particular job or activity they share, and who is their unofficial leader:

Parsons is the dean of the TV news correspondents at Channel Nine.

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

a high-ranking official in a college or university responsible for a department, teachers, students, etc.:

Langer is the dean of the law school.