professoriate

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(prō′fə sôr′ē it)

noun

  1. academic professors collectively
  2. the office or position of a professor; professorship

Origin: see professor & -ate

Also professoriat

See professoriate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or pro·fes·so·ri·at

noun
  1. The rank or office of a professor.
  2. College or university professors considered as a group.
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