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doctorate

[dok-ter-it] / ˈdɒk tər ɪt /
NOUN
doctor's degree
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After the war, Sir Patrick studied at the London School of Economics before taking a doctorate at Columbia University in New York and went on to become an economics lecturer at Leeds University.

From BBC

They were awarded honorary doctorates by Coventry University in 2024 in recognition of their efforts.

From BBC

For example, he points to the included training sessions — with exercise specialists who have master’s or doctorate degrees — that could easily run $200 per session otherwise.

From MarketWatch

While serving as lord mayor, a position she held for a year, Ms Sood was appointed an MBE and awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Leicester.

From BBC

A soft-spoken technophile with a doctorate in robotics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Anderson has a collection of patents and papers on autonomous technology.

From The Wall Street Journal