academician
Americannoun
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a member of an association or institution for the advancement of arts, sciences, or letters.
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a follower or promoter of the traditional trends in philosophy, art, or literature.
Reforms were instituted over the protests of the academicians.
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Etymology
Origin of academician
1740–50; < French académicien, equivalent to académic- academic + -ien -ian
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“You could argue that the listlessness is a consequence of a foregone conclusion,” said Pratap Bhanu Mehta, an Indian academician.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
“It will be a grinding, planned-out, constant response,” said Mr. Barmé, the academician in New Zealand.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Last week, the Indian government defended its decision in court, saying that the academician had been placed in the "highest category of blacklisting" based on "sufficient material" against him.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2022
One academician, biologist Eugene Koonin at the US National Center for Biotechnology Information in Bethesda, Maryland, has resigned his foreign membership citing the inaction of the academy’s leadership.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 3, 2022
In 1800 the beauty of his pieces attracted the notice of the Royal Academy, of which he was then admitted as an associate; in 1811 he was made an academician.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
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