vocational

[ voh-key-shuh-nl ]

/ voʊˈkeɪ ʃə nl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.

of, relating to, or noting instruction or guidance in an occupation or profession chosen as a career or in the choice of a career: a vocational counselor.

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Origin of vocational

First recorded in 1645–55; vocation + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM vocational

vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverbnon·vo·ca·tion·al, adjectivenon·vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverbqua·si-vo·ca·tion·al, adjective

qua·si-vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby vocational

vocal sac, vocal score, vocal tract, vocat., vocation, vocational, vocational education, vocational guidance, vocationalism, vocational school, vocative

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How to use vocational in a sentence

This space is where the Zeidan guides localization work, community building, power building work, capacity building and vocational training.
Fighting for LGBTQ rights in the Global South|Prince Chingarande|July 2, 2021|Washington Blade
By the hundreds of thousands, the Communist Party forced Uyghurs into sprawling detention facilities, which it dubbed “vocational training centers” though they better resembled concentration camps.
Uyghurs outside China are traumatized. Now they’re starting to talk about it|Andrew McCormick|June 16, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The federal government and 34 states, including California, have policies that allow some prisoners to receive early release for “earned time” — completing vocational, self-improvement or educational programming.
The American parole system is an endless trap — and a moral outrage|Jennifer Miller|May 24, 2021|Washington Post
They had fewer disciplinary infractions and were more likely to pursue additional vocational and educational programming.
The American parole system is an endless trap — and a moral outrage|Jennifer Miller|May 24, 2021|Washington Post

China has always denied these allegations and says its networks of facilities for Uyghurs in Xinjiang are vocational training centers and reeducation camps designed to stamp out terrorism.
The EU is sanctioning China for the first time since Tiananmen Square|Annabelle Timsit|March 22, 2021|Quartz
Instead, she is left with the option to go to vocational school, or what is referred to as lycée professionnel in France.
‘Girlhood’: Coming of Age in France’s Projects|Molly Hannon|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many today are calling for us to create a much more vocational style of teaching.
How to Destroy College Education|Michael S. Roth|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Limited vocational training or other alternatives forces many Palestinian families to turn to waseets.
Palestinian Children: The Invisible Workers of Israeli Settlements|Dina Elmuti|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He urged better vocational programs, because not everyone, he said, needs a four-year college degree.
Marco Rubio Wows CPAC|Howard Kurtz|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We need to incentivize local school districts to offer more advanced placement courses and more vocational and career training.
Full Text and Video of Marco Rubio's State of the Union Response|Justin Green|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The office next to mine is that of the Vocational Bureau for Women.
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman|Emma Speed Sampson
The effects of the division of labor as a discipline may therefore be best studied in the vocational types it has produced.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
It is practically impossible to overemphasize the importance of the boy's vocational choice.
The Minister and the Boy|Allan Hoben
Furthermore, in every effort toward vocational training and sorting, the employer will be found interested and ready to help.
The Minister and the Boy|Allan Hoben
Under the influence of deity cults, moreover, the social position of the priesthood changes, as do also its vocational practices.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt

British Dictionary definitions for vocational

vocational

/ (vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a vocation or vocations

of or relating to applied educational courses concerned with skills needed for an occupation, trade, or professionvocational training

Derived forms of vocational

vocationally, adverb

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vocational

Origin of vocational

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