facultyfac‧ul‧ty /ˈfækəlti/ ●○○ noun (plural faculties) 
Word Origin
the Faculty of Law the Engineering Faculty2[countable, uncountable] American English all the teachers in a university: Both faculty and students oppose the measures.3[countable usually plural] a natural ability, such as the ability to see, hear, or think clearly: the patient’s mental facultiesin full possession of all your faculties (=able to see, hear, think etc in the normal way)faculty of the faculty of sight4[countable] formal a particular skill that someone has SYN talentfaculty for She had a great faculty for absorbing information.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINfaculty
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French faculté, from Latin facultas ‘ability’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- A drop in enrollment will affect students, faculty, and administrators.
- Nearly half the faculty turned out to show their support.
- Norman White has been on the faculty at UCLA for over thirty years.
- representatives from the history faculty
- Further information about admissions to individual faculties as well as general course descriptions are contained in the later faculty sections.
- He has found supportive faculty and administrators; he has found, in his words, my own place.
- It provides buoyancy and this, for the bulk of the descendants of these air-breathing pioneers, became a more important faculty.
- It was happening in the faculty.
- The largest of them are also the country's teaching hospitals, affiliated to the faculties of medicine in the universities.
Longman Language Activatorthe ability to do something► ability
Collocations the physical or mental skill or knowledge that makes you able to do something: · The course material depends on the level of ability of the student.ability to do something: · Our ability to think and speak makes us different from other animals.· Luckily, she had innate ability to judge people quickly and accurately.somebody's abilities as a teacher/doctor etc: · Harmon decided to create a business out of his abilities as a speaker.
► capability the ability of a person, machine etc to do something, especially something difficult that needs a lot of knowledge, skill, advanced equipment etc: · Man Ray explored the capabilities of the camera to their fullest extent.capability to do something: · It is unclear whether the country has the capability to produce nuclear weapons.capability of doing something: · This computer system gives the user the capability of accessing huge amounts of data.
► capacity use this especially about a very great ability to do something or to behave in a particular way: capacity for: · He has an enormous capacity for hard work.· Cheryl's capacity for understanding and compassion is impressive.capacity to do something: · Children have a remarkable capacity to learn language.
► skill a special ability that you need to learn in order to do a particular job or activity: · These exercises develop the student's reading and writing skills.· You need computer skills for most office jobs.· Being a good manager requires a number of highly specialized skills.
► competence the ability and skill to do what is needed: · The level of competence among hospital staff was not as high as expected.· Understanding the instructions requires a ninth grade reading competence.
► power a natural ability to do something, especially to see, hear, speak etc: the power of sight/speech/hearing etc: · She was so surprised that for a few seconds she lost the power of speech.· The ostrich is a bird that no longer has the power of flight.power to do something: · Doctors cannot explain why some people lack the power to fight off the disease.
► powers: powers of judgement/reasoning/persuasion etc the ability to do something that involves mental effort or skill, such as persuading, forming an opinion, thinking etc: · This problem is designed to test your powers of observation.· Teachers have the responsibility to develop students' powers of critical thinking.· She impressed us all with her dazzling intellectual powers.
► faculties the natural abilities that everyone normally has, for example the ability to think, see, hear, and speak: · As we age we begin to lose some of our faculties.in full possession of your faculties: · Although he was dying, he remained in full possession of his faculties.
► resources qualities such as courage and a strong mind that you need in order to deal with a difficult situation: · She's tough - I'm sure she has the emotional resources to handle it.· The new work stretches the physical resources of the company's dancers.
► aptitude the natural ability that someone has to learn a new subject or activity and become good at it: · A trainee with normal aptitude can learn these techniques in a few months.aptitude for: · At an early age Susan showed an aptitude for languages.aptitude test: · All applicants are given aptitude tests before being invited for interview.
someone who teaches► teacher someone who teaches, especially someone whose job is to teach children in a school: · She's a teacher in the high school.· I remember having some pretty awful teachers when I was at school.English/science/chemistry etc teacher: · The school doesn't have enough French teachers.teacher of: · a conference for teachers of English
► tutor someone who gives lessons to just one student or a small group of students: · When she was ill she studied at home with a private tutor.· They hired a private tutor to help Carlos with his English.
► instructor someone who teaches a sport or a practical skill: swimming/driving/riding etc instructor: · I managed to find a very good driving instructor.· a ski instructor
► coach someone who trains a person or a team in a sport, and helps them to improve their skills: basketball/football/tennis etc coach: · We got a professional football coach to come and help us train the team.
► trainer someone who trains people in the skills they need to do a job: · Many companies now pay outside trainers to come in and teach management skills to their staff.· I work as a teacher trainer.
► professor a university teacher - used in Britain to mean a teacher of the highest rank, and in the US to mean any university teacher who has a higher degree such as a PhD: · The meeting will be chaired by Professor Andrew Jones.· Archie's father is a retired physics professor.professor of: · She's a professor of history at Oxford University.
► lecturer someone who teaches at a university or college: · Watson is now a lecturer at the University of Bradford.· a chemistry lecturerlecturer in: · a lecturer in economics
► academic someone who works, studies, and teaches in a university, and has a lot of knowledge about a particular subject: · Academics can usually get time off teaching to do their own research.
► educator formal someone who teaches in a school, college, or university: · Most educators agree that intimidating children is not the best way to encourage them to learn.· Professor Taylor is generally recognized as one of the state's most respected educators.
► faculty American all the teachers in a college or university: · Norman White has been on the faculty at UCLA for over thirty years.· Nearly half the faculty turned out to show their support.
WORD SETS► CollegeAA, nounacademia, nounacademic, adjectiveacademic, nounacademy, nounalum, nounalumna, nounalumni, nounalumnus, nounassistant professor, nounAssociate of Arts, nounassociate professor, nounaudit, verbBA, nounbachelor's degree, nounBig Man on Campus, nounblue book, nounbrother, nounBSc, nounbursar, nounbursary, nouncampus, nounCantab, chair, nounchancellery, nounchancellor, nounclass, nouncoed, nouncommencement, nouncommunity college, nounconservatoire, nounconservatory, nounconvocation, nouncourse, nouncredit, nouncum laude, adverbdean, noundean's list, noundiploma, noundissertation, noundoctor, noundoctoral, adjectivedoctorate, nounDoctor of Philosophy, noundon, noundorm, noundormitory, noundouble first, noundown, adverbelective, nounexaminer, nounextension, nounextramural, adjectivefaculty, nounfinancial aid, nounfirst class, noungrad, noungrad school, noungraduate, noungraduate, verbgraduate, adjectivegraduate school, noungraduation, nounGRE, nounGreek, nounhall, nounhall of residence, nounhaze, verbhigher education, nounhomecoming, nounhonor roll, nounhonours degree, nounintercollegiate, adjectiveintramural, adjectiveIvy League, the, adjectivejoint honours, nounjunior college, nounlectureship, nounLLB, nounLLD, nounLLM, nounMA, nounmagna cum laude, adjectivemajor, nounMaster of Arts, nounMaster of Science, nounmaster's, nounmaster's degree, nounmatriculate, verbmature student, nounMBA, nounMEd, nounmedic, nounmedical school, nounMFA, nounmidterm, nounMilitary Academy, nounminor, nounMLitt, nounmortarboard, nounMPhil, nounM.Sc., nounOpen University, the, option, nounoral, nounOxbridge, nounPhD, nounPhi Beta Kappa, nounpledge, nounpledge, verbpoly, nounpolytechnic, nounpost doctoral, adjectivepost-grad, nounpostgraduate, nounpostgraduate, adjectivepractical, nounprof, nounprofessor, nounprofessorial, adjectiveprofessorship, nounProvost, nounqualified, adjectivequarter, nounrag, nounread, verbreadership, nounredbrick, adjectiverush, verbrush, nounsandwich course, nounschool, nounsemester, nounseminar, nounseminary, nounsenate, nounsenior, nounsingle honours, nounsophomore, nounsorority, nounspring break, nounstate university, nounstudent union, nounsubject, nounsumma cum laude, adverbsummer school, nounsurvey course, nounsyllabus, nountech, nountechnical college, nountenure, nountermly, adjectivetertiary education, nountheological college, nounthesis, nounthird, nounthird class, nountutor, nountutorial, nountutorial, adjective2.1, nountwo-two, nounU., undergraduate, noununi, nounUniv., university, nounupperclassman, nounupperclasswoman, nounvac, nounvacation, nounvarsity, nounvice-chancellor, nounvisiting professor, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► in full possession of all your faculties
Phrases (=able to see, hear, think etc in the normal way)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► critical· With practice, you will gradually develop your own critical faculties and become more self-critical.· Because they are casually told and even more casually heard, we hear without alerting our more critical faculties.· For the moment her critical faculties seemed to have deserted her.· You do away with any critical faculty which might block absorption.· Pupils should have the opportunity to apply their critical faculties to these major parts of contemporary culture.
► medical· The study was approved by the ethics committee of the medical faculty of Uppsala University.· There he was helped by Jean Schneider, later a professor in the medical faculty at Paris.
► mental· Furthermore, there were no psychologists around to devise tests of mental faculties.· But eventually it led to several notable improvements in the arrangements for the early detection of mental ill-health among faculty members.· Among the most important functions are the mental faculties without which a person could no longer lead a useful life.
► other· Then it was on to the chapel, where work from other faculties and departments was on show.· The entries for the other faculties should be consulted for further details.
NOUN► member· But eventually it led to several notable improvements in the arrangements for the early detection of mental ill-health among faculty members.· Since all faculty members are involved, each advisory group consists of only ten students.· The eleven faculty members who made the decision are sworn to secrecy.· Black faculty members also accused the university of institutional racism and creating a hostile work environment.· Pro-student faculty members accused him of losing his nerve.· By 1966, two more faculty members were signed on full-time, John Clark and John Baldessari.· They now understood why he had meticulously insisted on treating the Peace Corps instructors no differently from any other regular faculty member.
VERB► develop· With practice, you will gradually develop your own critical faculties and become more self-critical.· This competition not only selected the strong but developed their faculties and ensured their perpetuation.· The long term hope is that academic general practice will be developed in the faculty of medicine.· The more you can develop these faculties, the fewer will be your blunders and the better your economy.· I have even developed another faculty not normally considered as one of the five senses.
► join· He joined the Berkeley faculty in 1937.· She joined the faculty of the nursing school at UC-San Francisco in 1957 and served as assistant professor until 1969.· Even as the college was breaking up in 1956, Olson was negotiating with painter Richard Diebenkorn to join the faculty.
► teach· Much of the work in subject studies is taught by staff of faculties in the University other than Education.· Legislation regulating teaching loads and faculty productivity has been enacted in several states, including Ohio and Florida, the report said.· A plaque revealed Marx had taught in the philosophy faculty there in 1841.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► in (full) possession of your faculties/senses
1[countable] a department or group of related departments within a university → schoolfaculty of- He's difficult to get along with but still in full possession of his faculties.
the Faculty of Law the Engineering Faculty2[countable, uncountable] American English all the teachers in a university: Both faculty and students oppose the measures.3[countable usually plural] a natural ability, such as the ability to see, hear, or think clearly: the patient’s mental facultiesin full possession of all your faculties (=able to see, hear, think etc in the normal way)faculty of the faculty of sight4[countable] formal a particular skill that someone has SYN talentfaculty for She had a great faculty for absorbing information.