Definition of Professionalism

1. Noun. The expertness characteristic of a professional person.

Generic synonyms: Expertise, Expertness

Definition of Professionalism

1. n. The following of a profession, sport, etc., as an occupation; -- opposed to amateurism.

Definition of Professionalism

1. Noun. The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play. ¹

2. Noun. The use of professionals rather than amateurs in any sport etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Professionalism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Professionalism

professional person
professional politician
professional politicians
professional relation
professional sport
professional tennis
professional tennis player
professional wrestler
professional wrestlers
professional wrestling
professionalisation
professionalise
professionalised
professionalises
professionalising
professionalism (current term)
professionalisms
professionalist
professionalists
professionalization
professionalize
professionalized
professionalizes
professionalizing
professionally
professionals
professions
professor
professorate
professorates

Literary usage of Professionalism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1885)
"JUST what meaning the term professionalism conveys when applied to college sports, is not clear or definite, but we understand that it describes whatever is ..."

2. A Musical Motley by Ernest Newman (1919)
""professionalism" IN COMPOSITION IT is rather curious that while I was writing on our too great readiness to admire everything a classic does, ..."

3. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Clarence Frank Birdseye (1907)
"Evil effects of professionalism in college. Real value of intercollegiate contests. which distinguishes between work and play, between business and ..."

4. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Clarence Frank Birdseye (1907)
"Evil effects of professionalism in college. Real value of intercollegiate contests. which distinguishes between work and play, between business and ..."

5. Education Reform & Students at Risk: Studies of Education Reform by Robert J. Rossi, Samuel C. Stringfield (1999)
"professionalism professionalism is critical to the smooth functioning of high-reliability schools. 10. HROs rely on professional judgment, regardless of the ..."

6. Korea by OECD Staff, Organization for Economic Cooperation &, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, Organization for Economic Cooperation An, Oecd, Publi Oecd Published by Oecd Publishing (1998)
"While there may be teachers with some reservations about some aspects of a reform programme, it is nonetheless vital that their professionalism be respected ..."

7. The Business of Commerce: Examining an Honorable Profession by James Chesher, Tibor R. Machan (1999)
"The crucial point is that professionalism implies that a professional will be competent and focused with respect to relevant tasks. ..."

8. Our Social Heritage by Graham Wallas (1921)
"CHAPTER VI professionalism IN the last chapter I approached the relation between vocationalism and other forms of social control by taking the problem as a ..."

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