professorate
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8.0
- noun
- /prəˈfɛsərət/
- Formal
:
profesorado
- The professorate at the university is dedicated to advancing research and education.
- education professorate
Examples
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Finally, it is time for the physical education professorate to recognize that physical educators nationally are becoming more and more "physically illiterate."
Academic text (2006) -
As expected, higher salaries were paid to the higher ranks among the professorate.
Academic text (1997) -
A larger number of the physical education professorate do not have an undergraduate degree in physical education.
Academic text (2006) -
This partnership initiative is suggested at a time when many members of the professorate are retiring over the coming decade.
Academic text (2000) -
What activities of the professorate are most highly prized?
Academic text (1992) -
In the early 1990s, the professorate at my university was graying and leaving.
Academic text (2001) -
The college professorate serves a noble cause: we need to assure that our charges are treated honestly and with care and dignity.
Academic text (1992) -
However, the physical education professorate should seriously consider establishing requirements for future physical educators beyond a standard GPA requirement.
Academic text (2006) -
We, as members of the professorate, owe it to ourselves, our institutions, our profession, our students, and the people paying the high cost of a college education to rethink the core.
Academic text (1992) -
The major changes in the physical education teacher education curriculum have been influenced by ever-changing accreditation standards (NCATE/NASPE/NBPTS), changes in the professorate, and the expansion of the general education programs.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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6.7
The job and rank of a senior teacher at a university
1
8.2
All the teachers who work at a college or university
The group of senior teachers and researchers who work at a university
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word professorate comes from professor, which comes from profess meaning 'to declare' or 'to teach', and the ending -ate turns that into an office or group. So professorate means the position of being a professor or the group of professors.