1. the mental or physical powers of a person
Usage: plural of faculty
2. the teaching staff of a university or college
Usage: plural of faculty; academic context
3. the departments or divisions of learning in a university
Usage: plural of faculty; institutional

Examples

• The elderly man retained all his mental faculties despite his age.
• She lost some of her faculties after the accident.
• The university’s faculties met to discuss the new curriculum.
• Both faculties agreed to the joint research project.
• The medical and law faculties are located in separate buildings.
• He had remarkable faculties for mathematics and science.
• The faculties voted on the proposed changes to graduation requirements.