professionalization

Definitions of professionalization
  1. noun
    the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
    “the professionalization of American sports”
    “the professionalization of warfare”
    synonyms: professionalisation
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    type of:
    social process
    a process involved in the formation of groups of persons
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