scholars'

Belonging to researchers

Scholars' is the possessive form of the plural scholars, indicating something belonging to or associated with multiple learned individuals or academics: scholars' opinions vary on the manuscript's authenticity, a scholars' debate on economic policy.

The apostrophe after the s marks plural possession.

institutional

universities

Institutions granting advanced degrees

studies · institutes · colleges · faculties · departments · halls · residences · common rooms · lounges · quarters

academic

research

Systematic fact-finding effort

theses · citations · journals · symposia · conferences · footnotes · bibliography · archives · manuscripts · monographs

tradition

gowns

Elegant full-length dresses

regalia · ceremony · procession · convocation · commencement · honors · awards · prizes · medals · distinctions

intellectual

debates

Formal argumentative exchanges

theories · analyses · critiques · perspectives · insights · contributions · discoveries · findings · conclusions · opinions

Opposites
expertise and learning

scholars'students

Those receiving instruction

pupils · novices · beginners · learners · apprentices

intellectual engagement

scholars'ignoramuses

Profoundly uninformed persons

dunces · philistines · fools · illiterates · know-nothings

social/institutional role

scholars'laborers

Workers doing physical tasks

practitioners · workers · craftsmen's · artisans · commoners

Phrases
Family

scholar, scholars, scholarly, scholarship, scholarships

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