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faculty

/ˈfæ.kəl.ti/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.
  2. A division of a university.
  3. An ability, skill, or power, often plural.
  4. A power, authority or privilege conferred by a higher authority.
  5. (Church of England) A licence to make alterations to a church.
  6. The members of a profession.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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