professoriate
Americannoun
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a group of professors.
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the office or post of professor.
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all of the academicians in a given place, as at an educational institution or in a country.
noun
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a group of professors
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Also called (esp Brit): professorship. the rank or position of university professor
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of professoriate
1855–60; professori(al) ( def. ) + -ate 3
Example Sentences
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“The professoriate is, and has remained, accessible disproportionately to the socioeconomically privileged,” she and her colleagues wrote.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2022
At the same time, I wondered whether the series, which premieres Friday, could authentically represent the professoriate, particularly the plight of women of color.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
It is delicious to imagine how this might work for the professoriate.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2015
The election of Kennedy was celebrated in academia as the empowerment of the professoriate.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2015
Write me a word about Bob’s professoriate and Landor, and what you think of The Black Man.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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