Professionalization

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /pɹəˌfɛʃnÌ©É™lʌɪˈzeɪʃən/

Origin

From professionalize + -ation.

Full definition of professionalization

Noun

1. The act or process of professionalizing, or becoming professional. from 20th c.
• 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin 2013, p. 64:Their relative success formalized the idea of law enforcement for payment, and helped accelerate the professionalization of policing.