> In most countries there is a precise legal definition of what or who 
> is or is not a professional. 

I don't think so, because most countries do no use English as their 
official language, so the word 'professional' is not likely to have a 
legal status in the majority of countries.

In my country (Netherlands) 'ingenieur' (sounds like engineer, but is 
definitely not the same) has a legal status, 'professional' certainly 
does not.

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