The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Professional — Pro*fes sion*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledge; professional conduct. Pride, not personal, but professional. Macaulay.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Professional — This article is about people called professionals. For the movie, see The Professional or Leon. For the TV series, see The Professionals.A professional is a person in a profession that requires certain types of skilled work requiring formal… … Wikipedia
professional — I. adjective Date: 1606 1. a. of, relating to, or characteristic of a profession b. engaged in one of the learned professions c. (1) characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession (2) exhibiting a courteous,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Professional certification — Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply certification or qualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure qualification to perform a job or task. Many certifications are used… … Wikipedia
Professional Engineer — (P.E.) is the term for registered or licensed engineers in some countries who are permitted to offer their professional services directly to the public. The term Professional Engineer and the actual practice of professional engineering is legally … Wikipedia
Professional development — refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and … Wikipedia
Professional fraternity — Professional fraternities, in the North American fraternity system, are organizations whose primary purpose is to promote the interests of a particular profession and whose membership is restricted to students and faculty members in that… … Wikipedia
Professional sports — Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance. While men have competed as professional athletes throughout much of modern history, only recently has it become common for women … Wikipedia
Professional ice hockey — has existed since after World War I. From the first professional ice hockey league based out of Michigan in the United States, it quickly grew into Canada and to many other countries, as diverse as Switzerland, Ukraine, Great Britain or Austria.… … Wikipedia
Professional writing — is/as rhetoricalProfessional Writing is connected to the concept of Rhetoric. This means rhetoric has a large focus on the audience and a successful professional writer is able to create interest from/for their audience. Moreover, this is… … Wikipedia
