faculty
noun
fac·ul·ty
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plural faculties
Definition of faculty
a
: innate or acquired ability to act or do
man … how infinite in faculty— William Shakespeare
b
: an inherent capability, power, or function
the faculty of hearing
c
: any of the powers of the mind (such as will, reason, or instinct) formerly held by psychologists to form a basis for the explanation of all mental phenomena
d
: natural aptitude
has a faculty for saying the right things
2a
: a branch of teaching or learning (such as law, medicine, or liberal arts) in an educational institution
b
archaic
: something in which one is trained or qualified
3a
: the members of a profession
b
: the teaching and administrative staff and those members of the administration having academic rank in an educational institution
an excellent mathematics faculty
c
faculty plural
: faculty members
many faculty were present
4
: power, authority, or prerogative given or conferred
The state has the faculty to define treason.
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Examples of faculty in a Sentence
She's a member of the Harvard faculty.
The school hired more faculty.
a meeting with students and faculty
She has a faculty for making friends.
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
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School officials also wanted to ensure all students and faculty were present on campus for the announcement. — Alejandro Serrano, SFChronicle.com, "Racist, anti-immigrant content posted across San Jose State campus," 21 Aug. 2019 It wasn’t designed to get students and faculty to mingle. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "With unexpected speed, UC San Diego raises $2 billion in donations to transform campus," 18 Aug. 2019 Students and faculty provide homework help and dinner to students and parents at the OCPS Academic Center for Excellence, which is just across Parramore Avenue from the new campus. — Annie Martin, orlandosentinel.com, "Where do students of new UCF/Valencia campus live? Mostly not downtown.," 2 Aug. 2019 Welch and colleagues had circulated a petition among UC faculty members in the spring, threatening to withdraw from editorial boards if a deal was not reached. — Jeffrey Brainard, Science | AAAS, "UC faculty members quit Cell Press editorial boards over impasse with publisher," 9 Aug. 2019 The chairman of the C4BES board, Matt Rahn, a faculty member at Cal State San Marcos and a member of the Temecula City Council, told me that the organization was his idea and an outgrowth of his work teaching environmental policy. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, "Column: SoCal Gas accused of setting up an ‘astro-turf’ group to plead its case to regulators," 8 Aug. 2019 The campus is scheduled to open Aug. 26, bringing 7,600 students — about the size of Stetson University and Rollins College combined — plus hundreds more staffers and faculty members to the area. — Ryan Gillespie, orlandosentinel.com, "Creative Village: UCF-Valencia campus expected to be hottest area for downtown Orlando growth," 7 Aug. 2019 Ultimately, operating a nursing program requires heavy investment in equipment and training for staff and faculty, said Mulready-Shick, the president of the regional nursing league. — Deirdre Fernandes, BostonGlobe.com, "Roxbury nursing program plagued by high turnover, lack of qualified personnel," 22 July 2019 That’s the question at the center of a debate between Evanston and Northwestern officials over future rules for a beach that for decades was the exclusive domain of Northwestern students, staff and faculty. — Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, "Northwestern, Evanston officials differ on rules for campus beach," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'faculty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for faculty
faculty
noun
English Language Learners Definition of faculty
: the group of teachers in a school or college
US
: faculty members or teachers
: one of the powers of your mind or body
See the full definition for faculty in the English Language Learners Dictionary
faculty
noun
fac·ul·ty
| \ ˈfak-əl-tē
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plural faculties
Kids Definition of faculty
1
: ability to do something : talent
He has a faculty for making friends.
2
: one of the powers of the mind or body
the faculty of hearing
3
: the teachers in a school or college
faculty
noun
fac·ul·ty
| \ ˈfak-əl-tē
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plural