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Facultad

Facultad is a Spanish noun with several related meanings. In higher education, it denotes a division within a university that groups related disciplines and awards degrees, such as the Facultad de Ciencias or la Facultad de Medicina. In this sense, it is similar to what English speakers call a “faculty” or “school” inside a university, often governed by a dean and organized into departments or programs.

Another common sense of facultad is a mental or natural capacity. It refers to an inherent ability

A further use of the word indicates authority or permission to act. In legal or administrative language,

Etymologically, facultad comes from Latin facultas, meaning ability or opportunity, and entered Spanish via medieval Latin

or
faculty
of
the
mind,
such
as
la
facultad
de
razonar
or
la
facultad
auditiva.
The
term
is
used
in
phrases
that
describe
human
or
animal
capacities,
and
it
can
also
appear
in
discussions
of
cognitive
or
perceptual
faculties.
facultad
may
mean
the
power
or
authorization
granted
to
someone
to
perform
certain
acts,
for
example,
la
facultad
de
actuar
en
nombre
de
otra
persona.
The
phrase
can
denote
formal
empowerment
or
delegation
of
authority.
and
Romance
languages.
Historically,
the
term
has
described
the
major
scholarly
divisions
of
medieval
universities
(arts,
theology,
law,
medicine)
and
evolved
to
its
current
educational
and
figurative
senses.
Today,
its
meaning
is
highly
context-dependent,
ranging
from
a
university
unit
to
a
cognitive
capability
or
to
a
grant
of
authority.