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0 any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often one that is respected because it involves a high level of education:
1 a statement about what someone feels, believes, or intends to do, often made publicly:
The energy companies' professions of commitment to the environment seem less believable every day.
his professions of love
2 any type of work, esp. one that needs a high level of education or a particular skill:
3 a job that needs a high level of education or special training:
What is it like to work in a profession where more than 97% of your colleagues are men?
the accountancy/teaching/engineering profession
sb is sth by profession He's an architect by profession.
She is a leading commercial lawyer who is highly respected within the profession.
enter/go into/leave a profession We won't get people to enter a profession that doesn't reward effectiveness.
4 the people who do a particular type of work, considered as a group:
There's a feeling among the nursing profession that their work is undervalued.
5 jobs that need special training and skill, such as being a doctor or lawyer, rather than jobs in business or industry:
The struggle for equality in the military is not over yet, but women are making significant gains in this area, as they are in business, politics, and the professions.
enter/go into the professions It was an environment where science was a dirty word and his fellow pupils were encouraged to go into the professions.
