professoriate

American  

[proh-fuh-sawr-ee-it, -sohr-, prof-uh-] / ˌproʊ fəˈsɔr i ɪt, -ˈsoʊr-, ˌprɒf ə- /

Or professoriat

noun

1. a group of professors.

2. the office or post of professor.

3. all of the academicians in a given place, as at an educational institution or in a country.

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professoriate British  

/ ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪɪt, prəˈfɛsərɪt /

noun

1. a group of professors

2. Also called (esp Brit): professorship.  the rank or position of university professor

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Other Word Forms

• subprofessoriate
  noun

Etymology

Origin of professoriate

1855–60; professori(al) ( def. ) + -ate ³

Example Sentences

“The professoriate is, and has remained, accessible disproportionately to the socioeconomically privileged,” she and her colleagues wrote.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2022

“This will help us diversify the workforce, the professoriate, and that is such a major challenge in America right now,” he said in an interview.

From Washington Post • May 26, 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

Furthermore, apparently oldies’ delusions of relevance are bolstered by the “fresh-faced 18-year-olds” continually replenished each year, which “causes the bulk of the professoriate to feel as if we are hardly aging at all.”

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2014

He passed through the regular course which attends young men who study for the professoriate in France, and at last he became a professor himself at Bordeaux, and then in Paris.

From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund