noun
- the body of professors at a university or college collectively
Usage: formal; academic
Examples
- The professoriate voted unanimously against the proposed budget cuts.
- She joined the university’s professoriate after completing her doctorate.
- The professoriate expressed concerns about academic freedom.
- Relations between the administration and the professoriate have been tense.
- The professoriate includes scholars from many different disciplines.
- He spent his entire career as part of the professoriate at Harvard.