professional association
— Noun
– English
～ an association of practitioners of a given profession
professional
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to a profession; "we need professional advice"; "professional training"; "professional equipment for his new office"
professional
— Adjective
– English
～ engaged in by members of a profession; "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
professional
— Adjective
– English
～ characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "professional conduct"; "professional ethics"; "a thoroughly professional performance"
professional
— Adjective
– English
～ engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood; "the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications"; "began her professional career after the Olympics"; "professional theater"; "professional football"; "a professional cook"; "professional actors and athletes"
professional
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to or suitable as a profession; "professional organizations"; "a professional field such as law"
professionalisation
— Noun
– English
～ the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood; "the professionalization of American sports"; "the professionalization of warfare"
professionalise
— Verb
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～ make professional or give a professional character to; "Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs"
professionalise
— Verb
– English
～ become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
professionalism
— Noun
– English
～ the expertness characteristic of a professional person
professionalization
— Noun
– English
～ the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood; "the professionalization of American sports"; "the professionalization of warfare"
professionalize
— Verb
– English
～ become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
professionalize
— Verb
– English
～ make professional or give a professional character to; "Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs"
professionally
— Adverb
– English
～ in a professional manner; "professionally trained staff"
professor
— Noun
– English
～ someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
professorial
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or characteristic of professors; "professorial demeanor"
professorially
— Adverb
– English
～ in a professorial manner; "she behaved very professorially"
professorship
— Noun
– English
～ the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
proffer
— Noun
– English
～ a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
proffer
— Verb
– English
～ present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"