professorate

[ pruh-fes-er-it ]

noun

1. the office or the period of service of a professor.
2. a group of professors.

Other Words From

• subpro·fessor·ate noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of professorate¹

First recorded in 1855–60; professor + -ate ³

Example Sentences

Many right-wing paranoiacs accuse the professorate of attempting to “indoctrinate” the student body according to a Marxist agenda of critical race theory and intersectionality.

From Salon

That's not to say that they are awful at what they do, they have received tenure after all, but there are very, very few who are culled from the top professorate.

From New York Times

I came to this realization after thinking about how in my six years teaching at two different universities, maintaining affiliation with my graduate school, speaking on several campuses, and having conversations with friends in the professorate at a variety of schools, I have never once experienced or witnessed an incident of politically correct suppression of speech nor have I heard of such an outrage occurring at the colleges where any of my friends teach.

From Salon

Smith was a popular professor; the student body voted him Faculty Member of the Year for the final two years of his professorate.

From Slate

Comparatively, the American Association of University Professors reports full-time professorate pay at public and private research universities rose 2.2 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively, from 2007-08 to 2013-14.

From Forbes

Related Words

• department
• institute
• personnel
• staff
• university