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PROFESSIONALIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
Example:
the professionalization of warfare
Synonyms:
professionalisation; professionalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("professionalization" is a kind of...):
social process (a process involved in the formation of groups of persons)
Derivation:
professionalize (make professional or give a professional character to)
professionalize (become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood)
