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professionalism
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Word definitions for professionalism in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Professionalism \Pro*fes"sion*al*ism\, n. The following of a profession, sport, etc., as an occupation; -- opposed to amateurism .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play. 2 The use of professionals rather than amateurs in any sport etc.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Keeley's competence and professionalism will be missed. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ From this perspective, professionalism involves the following factors. ▪ Here we saw the professionalism of Bennett when he made a study of ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1846, from professional (adj.) + -ism .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the expertness characteristic of a professional person
Usage examples of professionalism.
And it was this bedrock sense of professionalism, I think, that quickly solved my problem.
New Hampshire can hardly be attributed to the hard-nosed professionalism of his staff.
When professionalism first crept into the ranks it was generally the custom to import from abroad some player who had made a name for himself, playing some certain position, and furnish him with a business situation so that his services might be called for when needed, and so strong was the local pride taken in the success of the team that business men were not averse to furnishing such a man with a position when they were informed that it would be for the good of the home organization.
He violated two separate traffic laws getting as close to the fountain as he could, and in what was for him a rare case of humanity overcoming professionalism, slammed his hand down on the horn, hoping to startle the bird away.
That had taken calm professionalism, and Browne was beginning to think that there was something going on here, something much bigger than the disappearance of those college kids.
If trouble came, professionalism was the only thing they had going for them.
I was trying to impress a new client with my professionalism, not my ability to run the London marathon.
He called into question the professionalism with which the bones had been excavated, and pointed out that no stone tools had been found along with the fossils.
Zon and Stan Berg, the superintendents of the Attica and Clinton Correctional Facilities respectively, as well as their staffs, for always displaying the utmost professionalism and courtesy.
Deborah Price suffered through my endless Freedom of Information Act requests with professionalism and good humor.
She knew that at least part of his drivenness was due to his personality and professionalism.
He made a great thing of his professionalism, but he was as dotty as half the art dealers in London.
Her embryonic professionalism made her rather paranoid and she immediately misconstrued Berman's comment, which was meant as a backhanded compliment.
Now she looked forward to the worst ordeal of all, for some of the members of the Judiciary Committee were allies of Ed Kealty, and some would take it upon themselves to hammer the witness hard either to curry favor with the cameras or to demonstrate their impartiality and professionalism as lawyers.
Nevertheless, the army's heavy divisions (its six armored and mechanized divisions) retain a strong sense of professionalism and a corresponding esprit de corps.