professoriate

or pro·fes·so·ri·at

[ proh-fuh-sawr-ee-it, -sohr-, prof-uh- ]

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.

professoriate

/ ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪɪt; prəˈfɛsərɪt /

noun

1. a group of professors
2. Also called (esp Brit)professorshipprəˈfɛsəʃɪp the rank or position of university professor

Other Words From

• subpro·fes·sori·ate noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of professoriate¹

1855–60; professori(al) ( def ) + -ate ³

Example Sentences

And, in any case, there’s no way to regulate an overwhelmingly left-wing professoriate into making a fair presentation of conservative ideas.

From Washington Post

“The professoriate is, and has remained, accessible disproportionately to the socioeconomically privileged,” she and her colleagues wrote.

From Science Magazine

It is, however, perilous to deviate even microscopically from progressive orthodoxy, as enforced by today’s censorious professoriate, so he experienced Twitter crucifixion.

From Washington Post

“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

Expand by a factor of 10 the number of evangelicals in graduate schools and the professoriate in order to make the community more intellectually robust.

From New York Times