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

“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

With MasterClass, the celebrity professoriate seems almost limitless.

From Salon

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

The series sheds the earnestness and drama of so many previous small screen efforts at depicting the professoriate and strikes a screwball comedic tone befitting the actual zaniness of its subject.

From Slate