professoriate
or pro·fes·so·ri·at
a group of professors.
the office or post of professor.
all of the academicians in a given place, as at an educational institution or in a country.
Origin of professoriate
1Other words from professoriate
- sub·pro·fes·so·ri·ate, noun
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How to use professoriate in a sentence
It consisted in restricting the Regents each to a special group of subjects; in fact, anticipating our modern professoriate.
Practical Essays | Alexander BainHe was appointed to the professoriate the same year that I obtained my licence.
The House with the Green Shutters | George Douglas BrownThe professoriate was grossly ignorant and conceited, and nepotism was rampant.
Hugh Miller | William Keith Leask
British Dictionary definitions for professoriate
professorate (prəˈfɛsərɪt)
/ (ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪɪt) /
a group of professors
Also called (esp Brit): professorship (prəˈfɛsəʃɪp) the rank or position of university professor
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