noun
faculty
FAK-uhl-tee/ˈfæklti/
The teaching body of an educational institution.
The faculty meets every month to discuss courses and student needs.
Etymology
From “ability” or “power,” faculty developed an academic sense through expertise in knowledge or the professional powers of a group. It named a branch or department before expanding to an institution’s entire teaching staff.
In context
from redirected university funds the response from our faculty has been remarkable as they've shifted from remote teaching just a year ago
More examples
- Students can ask faculty members for help during office hours.
- She joins the engineering faculty at a state university.
- The faculties of both colleges approve the new program.
Forms
faculty · faculties
Similar words
- staff
- Includes nonteaching employees as well as teachers at an institution.
- teachers
- Names individual educators rather than an institution’s collective teaching body.