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   Fac·ul·ty

   /ˈfak(ə)ltē/

   

   noun

   • 1. an inherent mental or physical power: "her critical faculties" Similar powercapabilitycapacityfacilitypotentialpotentialitypropensitywherewithalmeanspreparednesssenseswitsreasonintelligence
   • ▪ an aptitude or talent for doing something: "the author's faculty for philosophical analysis" Similar abilityproficiencycompetencecapabilitypotentialcapacityfacilityreadinessaptitudetalentgiftflairbentskillknackfinessegeniusexpertiseexpertnessadeptnessadroitnessdexterityprowessmasteryartistryaccomplishmentpropensityinclinationnatural abilitysuitabilityfitnessheadmindbraininformal:know-how
   • 2. a group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge: "the Faculty of Arts and Sciences" Similar departmentschooldivisionsection
   • ▪ the teaching staff of a university or college, or of one of its departments or divisions, viewed as a body: "there were then no tenured women on the faculty"
   • ▪ the members of a particular profession, especially medicine, considered collectively. dated
   • 3. a license or authorization from a Church authority: "the vicar introduced certain ornaments without the necessary faculty to do so" Similar authorizationauthoritypowerrightpermissionconsentleavesanctionlicensedispensationassentacquiescenceagreementapprovalseal of approvalapprobationendorsementimprimaturclearanceinformal:the go-aheadthe thumbs upthe OKthe green lightsay-sorare:permit

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French faculte, from Latin facultas, from facilis ‘easy’, from facere ‘make, do’.

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