Faculty Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of FACULTY

1

a

[noncount]

:

the group of teachers in a school or college

• She's a member of the Harvard faculty.

— often used before another noun

• faculty members
• a faculty meeting

b

faculty

[plural]

US

:

faculty members or teachers

• The school hired more faculty.
• a meeting with students and faculty

2

a

[count]

:

one of the powers of your mind or body

• the faculty of hearing/speech
• It was sad to see that his mental faculties [=his ability to think clearly] had begun to fail.
• She needs to learn to develop her critical faculties. [=her ability to make judgments about what is good or true]

b

[singular]

:

a natural talent for doing something

• She has a faculty for making friends.

3

[count]

:

a department in a college or university

• The Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• the Faculty of Law