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Academic rank (also scientific rank) is the rank of a scientist or teacher in a college, high school, university or research establishment. The academic ranks indicate relative importance and power of individuals in academia. The academic ranks are specific for each country, there is no worldwide-unified ranking system.
Here in the U.S., a “Ph.D. Candidate” is a student who has completed all of the academic requirements for their degree, except their dissertation. So this works in the USA and Canada I presume, because they have structured PhD programs where you attend courses as part of your PhD.
Definition of aspirant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
( en noun ) A person who studies a particular academic subject. A student of philosophy. (figuratively) A person seriously devoted to some subject, whether academic or not. He is a student of life. A person enrolled at a university. The students were out raising funds for rag week. (chiefly, North America) A schoolchild. Synonyms.
noun [ C ] formal uk / ˈæs.pɪ.r ə nt / / əˈspaɪ.r ə nt / us / ˈæs.pɚ. ə nt / Add to word list. someone who very much wants to achieve something: an aspirant to the throne. Synonyms. hopeful. wannabe informal disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wanting things. ache for something. acquisitive. ambitiously. angle for something.
What does the word aspirant mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word aspirant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use.
noun. as· pi· rant ˈa-sp (ə-)rənt ə-ˈspī-rənt. Synonyms of aspirant. : one who aspires. presidential aspirants. aspirant. 2 of 2. adjective. : seeking to attain a desired position or status. the pilot was an aspirant astronaut. Synonyms. Noun. applicant. applier. campaigner. candidate. contender. expectant. hopeful. prospect. seeker.
