profession

noun

pro·fes·sion | \ prə-ˈfe-shən

Definition of profession

1 : the act of taking the vows of a religious community

2 : an act of openly declaring or publicly claiming a belief, faith, or opinion : protestation

3 : an avowed religious faith

4a : a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation

b : a principal calling, vocation, or employment

c : the whole body of persons engaged in a calling

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The doctor talked to students who are thinking about entering the profession. Most professions in the medical field require years of training. Their daughter recently became a member of the medical profession.

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This year's honorees span a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and professions—a park ranger, a musician, a judge, teens who unflinchingly took on Washington in the face of tragedy. — Glamour, "Follow Glamour's 2018 Women of the Year Awards Live," 12 Nov. 2018 Nichols acknowledges that experts span a broad range of professions, from academics to plumbers and auto mechanics. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "First thing we do, let’s kill all the experts," 21 Oct. 2018 In order to recruit more women into this profession, there has to be a desire for our presence. — George Mccalman, San Francisco Chronicle, "The Bay Area’s female bartenders speak on their industry," 25 May 2018 More importantly, there’s a scarcity of new teachers coming into the profession. — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, "Teacher: ‘Students are supposed to come first, but it seems that is not the case in Arizona’," 3 May 2018 His advocacy for recruiting minorities into the profession was key to the association’s adoption of a special initiative and scholarship fund, according to members. — J.m. Lawrence, BostonGlobe.com, "Bernard A. Margolis, former Boston Public Library president, dies at 69," 26 Apr. 2018 But a renewed militancy has crept into the profession this year, especially in conservative-leaning states, where teachers say education funding and wages have fallen behind after lawmakers prioritized tax cuts over new spending. — Matt Pearce, latimes.com, "Around the U.S., protesting teachers see some gains in conservative states," 15 Apr. 2018 Well before the present glut of studios with acronymic titles, H&dM garnered international attention in the 1990s as a relative rarity in a profession then dominated by big-name lone wolves. — Ian Volner, WSJ, "Swiss Architecture Firm Herzog & De Meuron Celebrates 40 Years," 4 Nov. 2018 The medical board suspended Ozumba's medical license within a week of his 2017 arrest, a prompt move in a profession that often takes a more forgiving approach. — Fox News, "Texas jury convicts doctor of sexually assaulting patient," 27 July 2018

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