Definition of Subprofessional

1. Adjective. Not meeting the quality standards expected of a professional. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subprofessional

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subprofessional

subprimes
subprincipal
subprincipals
subprior
subpriors
subproblem
subproblems
subprocedure
subprocedures
subprocess
subprocesses
subprocessor
subprocessors
subproduct
subproducts
subprofessional (current term)
subprogram
subprogramme
subprogrammes
subprograms
subproject
subprojects
subproletariat
subproletariats
subproof
subproofs
subproposition
subpropositions
subprovince
subprovinces

Literary usage of Subprofessional

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proposed Reclassification Act: With Introductory Statement; Prepared Under by United States, Congress, House (1920)
"The term subprofessional Service Is applied to those offices or employments the duties of whose incumbents are to perform work not requiring professional ..."

2. Proposed Reclassification Act: With Introductory Statement; Prepared Under by United States, Congress, House (1920)
"The term Civil Service Examining Assistant Group is applied to those offices or employments of the subprofessional Service in which incumbents are required ..."

3. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1922)
"In the professional and scientific and subprofessional services, in which librarians fall, educational and training standards are indicated and grades ..."

4. Vector-borne Disease Control in Humans Through Rice Agroecosystem Management by Virgilio G. Enriquez, International Rice Research Institute (1988)
"Technician level At the technician engineer, or subprofessional, level, it is important to instill some understanding of the reasons for environmental ..."

5. Report on a Survey of the City Government of Indianapolis, Indiana: Prepared by Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce (1917)
"The subprofessional service includes positions as assistants to members of the professions, such as draftsmen, laboratory assistants, etc., who should have ..."

6. The Teacher and His Staff: Differentiating Teaching Roles: Report of the by Thomas Charles Bridges, H Hessell Tiltman, National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (U.S.) (1909)
"... (although in the system being described, a new function — that of the subprofessional — will appear for which training provision also has to be made). ..."

7. Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce by Marye Anne Fox, ( (2003)
"... of the American Chemical Society (including more than half of those with Ph.D.'s) had fathers who were manual or subprofessional, white-collar workers. ..."

8. A Preview and Summary of "The Wayward Welfare State" by Roger A. Freeman (1981)
"Many who now vainly try to acquire a higher education, but not truly succeed in a meaningful sense, will be better off and happier in subprofessional or ..."

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