Adjective

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Having an academic degree.

*{{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 28, author=Andrew Nikiforuk, title=A public tarring in Saudi Canada, work=Toronto Star citation

, passage=They insinuated that he had no credibility because he wasn't an industry cancer professional or a highly degreed expert. }}

* {{quote-news, year=1996, date=October 25, author=Adam Langer, title=Political Gurus, work=Chicago Reader citation

, passage=It is presented as pure science, complete with charts, graphs, degreed academics from accredited institutions, and research data to back up its effectiveness--which is obviously how they believe it should be seen but also a handy way to avoid any pesky conflict between church and state. }}

*{{quote-journal, 1999, date=December 24, Edward McSweegan, Address to the AAAS, Science citation

, passage=I have lived to witness the decline of my own class--the professional, degreed scientist--and the rise of the amateur: the curious, interconnected, data-mining amateur. }}

* {{quote-news, year=1992, date=April 24, author=Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, title=The Picque of Women Voters, work=Chicago Reader citation

, passage=She has been a degreed paralegal for ten years, working for a suburban firm where she specializes in municipal law. }}