dean
[noun]
Synonyms: leader, bell cow, bellwether, doyen, guide, lead, pilot

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I. Dean, Dizzy
(1911–74) a US baseball player who was a famous pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals team in the 1930s, helping them win the World Series in 1934. He was famous for achieving more strikeouts than any other pitcher.

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II. Dean, How‧ard /ˈhaʊəd $ -ərd/
(1948–) a governor of the US state of Vermont, who tried to become the Democratic Party candidate for president in 2004. He strongly criticized the war in Iraq and had many supporters, but he was not chosen to be the candidate. He was one of the first politicians to use the Internet to gain supporters.

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III. Dean, James
(1931–55) a US film actor who became extremely famous, and then died in a car crash at the age of 24. After his death he became even more popular, and he is still thought of, especially by young people, as a typical example of a young rebel (=someone who refuses to do follow social rules or behave in the way that other people want them to). His films include East of Eden (1955) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955).

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dean /diːn/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: deien, from Late Latin decanus 'person in charge of ten others', from Latin decem 'ten']

1. a priest of high rank in the Christian church who is in charge of several priests or churches

2. someone in a university who is responsible for a particular area of work:
the admissions dean

3. American English someone with a lot of experience of a particular job or subject Synonym : doyen British English
dean of
Neier is the dean of American human rights activism.

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