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• Professional go handicaps — were a system developed in Japan, in the Edo period, for handicapping professional players of the game of go against each other. With the abolition of the Oteai system, which from the 1920s had used some handicap games to determine the go ranking …   Wikipedia

• Professional sports — Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance. While men have competed as professional athletes throughout much of modern history, only recently has it become common for women …   Wikipedia

• Professional sumo divisions — Professional sumo is divided into 6 ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win/loss records in official tournaments. For more information see kachikoshi and makekoshi.… …   Wikipedia

• rank — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 level of importance ADJECTIVE ▪ high, senior, superior, top, upper ▪ middle ▪ inferior, junior …   Collocations dictionary

• rank — rank1 W3 [ræŋk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(position in army/organization)¦ 2 the ranks 3 break ranks 4¦(line)¦ 5 pull rank (on somebody) 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(social class)¦ 8¦(taxi)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• professional — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ consummate, dedicated ▪ She s a consummate professional. ▪ certified (esp. AmE), educated, experienced, licensed (esp. AmE …   Collocations dictionary

• Professional and Amateur Pinball Association — The Professional and Amateur Pinball Association (PAPA) is an organization supporting the game of pinball as a recreational and competitive sport. PAPA is currently owned and operated by Kevin Martin and is based in Scott Township, Pennsylvania,… …   Wikipedia

• Professional Flight Attendants Association — The Professional Flight Attendants Association (PFAA) was an independent union which represented the approximately 10,000 flight attendants employed by Northwest Airlines in North America. PFAA had been the bargaining agent for Northwest flight… …   Wikipedia

• Professional military education in the United States Air Force — The United States Air Force provides a continuum of professional military education at Air University with Basic Developmental Education (BDE), Intermediate Developmental Education (IDE), and Senior Developmental Education (SDE). In the Air Force …   Wikipedia

• Go professional — A Go professional is a professional player of the Asian game of Go. The minimum standard to acquire a professional diploma through one of the major go organisations is very high. The competition is tremendous, and prize incentives for champion… …   Wikipedia

• Academic rank — Academic organizations typically have a rather rigid set of ranks. Those listed below refer specifically to universities, although colleges and other institutions may follow a similar schema. Argentina (National Universities)Academic… …   Wikipedia