professoriat

noun

pro·fes·so·ri·at | \ˌprō-fə-ˈsȯr-ē-ət,

ˌprä-, -ē-ˌat\

variants: or professoriate \ˌprō-fə-ˈsȯr-ē-ət,

ˌprä-, -ˌāt \

Definition of professoriat

1 : the body of college and university teachers at an institution or in society

2 : the office, duties, or position of a professor

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Schuman’s bildungsromanchannels the weltschmerz of a former wunderkind rejected by the professoriat and exiled to the creative lumpenproletariat. — Gabriel Roth, Slate Magazine, "A conversation with Rebecca Schuman about German humor, Kafka, and her new book Schadenfreude: A Love Story.," 16 Feb. 2017

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