Professionalism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Professional status, methods, character, or standards.
  • n. The use of professional performers, as in athletics or in the arts.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.
  • n. The use of professionals rather than amateurs in any sport etc.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The following of a profession, sport, etc., as an occupation; -- opposed to amateurism.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The characteristics, ideas, or methods of professional persons; that which savors of a professional, especially when so marked as to become objectionable or offensive: specifically used of athletic sports, etc., opposed to the methods or work of amateurs.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the expertness characteristic of a professional person
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    expertness    expertise   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    competence    thoroughness    expertise    self-confidence    respectability   
     
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