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doctorate

[dok-ter-it] / ˈdɒk tər ɪt /
NOUN
doctor's degree
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Acclaimed actor Sir Simon Russell Beale was awarded a Doctorate in Letters, as was US political activist and author Professor Angela Davis.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

In 2021, 3% reported that COVID-19 influenced them to work only part time or not at all, for example because of pandemic-related family responsibilities, reduced hours, or layoffs, the Survey of Doctorate Recipients found.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 1, 2023

Experience: Doctorate in political science, master’s degree in social work and public policy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2022

There, she became an executive editor of the Notre Dame Law Review and graduated first in her class in 1997 with a Juris Doctorate degree summa cum laude.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2020

I shall then pass my examination for the Doctorate in Germany, and afterward do the same in Lausanne.

From Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence by Agassiz, Louis




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