doctorate
noun
doc·tor·ate
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Definition of doctorate
: the degree, title, or rank of a doctor
Examples of doctorate in a Sentence
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Also, 5 percent had master’s or doctorate degrees, 7 percent had a bachelor’s degree, 11 percent had attended some college, and 20 percent had graduated from high school only. — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, "The latest shootings have us asking why, again, but there never seems to be an answer," 6 Aug. 2019 Garrett earned his doctorate at Duke University as a Fulbright scholar and was a professor at Oxford, Stanford and Yale universities. — Matt Hamilton, latimes.com, "USC picks Wharton dean to lead business school following controversy," 11 June 2019 Pan received his doctorate from the University of Vienna in 1999 and conducted further research at the University of Heidelberg before moving home, along with several Chinese colleagues. — Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, "The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefront," 18 Aug. 2019 In 1666, Leibniz is nineteen and has inexplicably just been denied his doctorate. — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, "Briefly Noted," 12 Aug. 2019 His doctorate isn't a testament to his investment acumen. — Dallas News, "Sitting in jail, 'Doc' Gallagher, accused of stealing $30 million, writes a letter deflecting blame," 26 July 2019 In science, questions matter a lot, said Cummings, who was then working on her doctorate in computational genomics at Harvard. — Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "In science, questions matter a lot. Men are more likely than women to ask them," 26 July 2019 Torres Najera is also director of partnerships and development at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education and recently received her doctorate in urban studies from UWM. — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Spiker and Doherty prevail in seven-way special primary for District 13 race for alderman," 16 July 2019 The homebrewer and Houston native earned his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Miami, and named his 30-barrel brewhouse after his great-great grandfather, a Texas cattle rancher. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Summer suds: Five South Florida breweries opening this summer and fall," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'doctorate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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doctorate
noun
English Language Learners Definition of doctorate
: the highest degree that is given by a university
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