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professional relation

professional relation

4.8
A relationship between a trained helper and a person who gets their help, like a doctor or lawyer
  • noun
  • /prəˈfɛʃənl rɪˈleɪʃən/
translation icon : relación profesional
  • The professional relation between a therapist and client must be based on trust and confidentiality.

Examples

  • Doctors are expected to maintain clear boundaries in any professional relation with their patients.

  • The law regulates the professional relation between lawyers and their clients.

  • She has a strong professional relation with her mentor.

  • Building a good professional relation is essential for success.

  • The professional relation between a therapist and client must be based on trust and confidentiality.

  • Doctors are expected to maintain clear boundaries in any professional relation with their patients.

  • The law regulates the professional relation between lawyers and their clients.

Antonyms

personal relation
1 4.0

A connection between people that involves feelings or friendship

How Professional

professional relation
4.8
informal
98 3.1

Surface Forms

professional relation singular
professional relations plural

Morphology

professional + relation

The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'professional' qualifies the type of 'relation', so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand this as a relationship of a professional/work-related nature. This adjective + noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern and therefore fully predictable for learners.

Etymology

Professional relation comes from joining the words professional, a trained person who does a job, and relation, a connection between people. Imagine a doctor and patient who meet because of medical care, not friendship, so the connection is about trust and rules. That's why the term means a relationship when someone receives 'professional help'.