Meanings
nounprofessoriat (plural professoriats)
plural professoriats
- alternativeAlternative form of professoriate (“professors in general”).
What you get is a happy professoriat and good grades.
2007 September 30, James Traub, “No Gr_du_te Left Behind”, in New York Times
Origin
Alteration of professoriate, after proletariat, etc.
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