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Before the professionalization of architecture in the nineteenth century, it was standard for an aspiring mason or carpenter to begin his apprenticeship at fourteen and to become a master builder by his early twenties.
Martin Filler

Meaning of "professionalization" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROFESSIONALIZATION

professionalization  [prəˌfeʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFESSIONALIZATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Professionalization is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROFESSIONALIZATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of professionalization in the English dictionary

The definition of professionalization in the dictionary is the act or process of imposing a professional structure or status on.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROFESSIONALIZATION


authorization
ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən
characterization
ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən
civilization
ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
customization
ˌkʌstəmaɪˈzeɪʃən
globalization
ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalisation
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalization
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hybridization
ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən
localization
ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
novelization
ˌnɒvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimisation
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimization
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
organisation
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
organization
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
realization
ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
specialization
ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
stabilization
ˌsteɪbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
synchronization
ˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən
utilization
ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
visualization
ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROFESSIONALIZATION

profession
profession of faith
professional
professional advice
professional army
professional association
professional foul
Professional Golfers´ Association
professional misconduct
professional school
professionalisation
professionalise
professionalism
professionalist
professionalize
professionally
professor
professorate
professoress
professorial

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROFESSIONALIZATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of professionalization in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «professionalization» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROFESSIONALIZATION

Find out the translation of professionalization to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of professionalization from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «professionalization» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

职业
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

profesionalización
570 millions of speakers

English

professionalization
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यावसायिकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاحتراف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

профессионализация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

profissionalização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

professionalization
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

professionnalisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Profesional
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Professionalisierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロ化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전문화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Profesional
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuyên nghiệp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

professionalization
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यावसायिकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

profesyonelleşme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

professionalizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

profesjonalizacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

професіоналізація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

profesionalizarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επαγγελματοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

professionalisering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

profession
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

profesjonalisering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of professionalization

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFESSIONALIZATION»

The term «professionalization» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.853 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFESSIONALIZATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «professionalization» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «professionalization» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about professionalization

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2 QUOTES WITH «PROFESSIONALIZATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word professionalization.
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John R. Allen
We're probably going to see some post-2014 military presence - some U.S. presence and a NATO presence - and while we've got much work to do in the next 29 months, we'll have additional time later for the continued professionalization of the Afghan security forces.
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Martin Filler
Before the professionalization of architecture in the nineteenth century, it was standard for an aspiring mason or carpenter to begin his apprenticeship at fourteen and to become a master builder by his early twenties.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFESSIONALIZATION»

Discover the use of professionalization in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to professionalization and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Professionalization of Psychology in Nazi Germany
The definitive work on the professionalization of psychology in Nazi Germany, now translated from German.
Ulfried Geuter, 2008
2
Challenging the Professionalization of Adult Education: John ...
This is a remarkable book about that wonderful man, in which you can hear Ohliger's own voice and then read a whole crowd of leading thinkers in the field of adult education reflecting on his legacy.
André P. Grace, Tonette S. Rocco, 2009
3
The Professionalization of Poverty: Social Work and the Poor ...
The essays in this book discuss the evolution of the profession of social work in the twentieth century. Its specific focus is the relationship of the professional social worker to the poor.
Gary R. Lowe, P. Nelson Reid
4
Professionalization, Leadership and Management in the Early ...
With the rapid change experienced by the Early Years Workforce over recent times, this book considers what constitutes professionalization in the sector, and what this means in practice.
Linda Miller, Carrie Cable, 2010
5
Catching Babies: The Professionalization of Childbirth, ...
As a result, until now we knew little about the actual conditions of the midwife's education and practice. Catching Babies is the first study to examine the move to physician-attended birth within the context of a particular community.
Charlotte G. Borst, 1995
6
Advocacy and Objectivity: A Crisis in the ...
This award-winning book of the Frederick Jackson Turner Studies describes the early development of social science professions in the United States. Furner traces the academic process in economics, sociology, and political science.
‎2010
7
Professionalization of Nursing: Current Issues and Trends
Theoretical examination of nursing as a profession, its scientific knowledge base, and control of its education and practice. For nurses and students at all levels.
Patricia M. Schwirian, 1998
8
Professions and Professionalization
An exploration of professions and the characteristics of professionalism.
John Archer Jackson, 1970
9
Professionalization, Partnership, and Power: Building ...
Provides insights into and results of a wide variety of experiments with professional development schools in the field of education.
Hugh G. Petrie, 1995
10
Orthodox and Alternative Medicine: Politics, ...
It's Saks' subject and he's good' - Roy Porter This fascinating book explores the changing relationship between orthodox and alternative medicine in Britain and the United States from the sixteenth century to the present day.
Mike Saks, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFESSIONALIZATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term professionalization is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pentagon Plans More Support for Ukraine as Buffer Zone Mooted
“The continuation of the training is part of our ongoing efforts to contribute to Ukraine's long-term military reform and professionalization and to ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
2
Football club ownership in Germany – less romantic than you might …
Yet, the professionalization and commercialization of football required many of these entities to transform their professional football ... «LawInSport, Jul 15»
3
The 'Big Man' Theory of Com. Development
But the professionalization of community development in the past century has been built on inclusivity. This includes a principled stance for ... «Daily Yonder, Jul 15»
4
As East Timor moves forward, Navy takes an interest in partnership
Stability will require continuing professionalization of its security forces. Other nations have willingly assisted, most recently including the U.S., ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
5
The Taming of Democracy Assistance: Why Democracy Promotion …
Bush ultimately blames the increased professionalization of NGOs, which have become more preoccupied with their self-preservation and ... «ISN, Jul 15»
6
Kenya's Mombasa port is the highway through which Africa's …
“It's a heightened degree of professionalization that is required to actually move this contraband across this very long and very diverse supply ... «PRI, Jul 15»
7
Rwandan Army Retires over 400 Officers
He also thanked them for contribution to national programs, to the professionalization of RDF and participation in various Military and ... «Rwanda News Agency, Jul 15»
8
The Nigerian Military's Inconvenient Truth
... as opposed to its hampering the professionalization and training of the security sector, president Buhari relinquished a valuable opportunity ... «Defense One, Jul 15»
9
Aussie football player just the fourth in AFL's 118-year history to play …
Harvey said the professionalization of the sport meant players would be unable to play more than 20 games per season, for nearly 20 seasons. «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
10
The force-multiplying effects of two knowledge megatrends for 2020
... how business is conducted and will drive greater professionalization while expanding the knowledge base within FM and related services. «European Cleaning Journal, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Professionalization [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/professionalization>. Jun 2026 ».
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