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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood;
- Example: "the professionalization of American sports"
- Example: "the professionalization of warfare"
[syn: professionalization, professionalisation]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

professionalization n 1: 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" [syn: professionalization, professionalisation]