collegial
7
6.8
- adjective
- /kəˈliːdʒəl/
- Formal
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colegial
- Site-based management in its purest form is a bottoms-up model that establishes collaborative and collegial interpersonal relationships.
- collegial relationship
- collegial atmosphere
- collegial support
And then people, whoa, that's not collegial.
- And then people, whoa, that's not collegial.
- She's uptight, he's loose, she's torqued, he's collegial.
- And again, every time I've worked with bomb squads, I've found a group of the most collegial, easy to work with people.
- We might have solved them from a different point of view, but governors are are very collegial.
- And these can be close romantic relationships, friendships, collegial relationships, but close, close relationships.
Examples
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Overall, team members felt that team ownership and collegial relationships were enhanced.
Academic text (2011) -
Fox remained calm, dispassionate, as if this were no more than the collegial discussion it might have been.
Fiction book (2001) -
This is coming out of personal and collegial experience.
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Things were not quite so collegial when Smith came to the Court of Federal Claims.
Academic text (1997) -
Their position is collaborative in nature, so they have the added benefit of many established collegial relationships.
Academic text (2013) -
Although the process is rigorous, it is collegial, and support throughout the process is available for candidates.
Academic text (2000) -
The meetings were organized to be collegial, relaxing, helpful, and non-evaluative.
Academic text (2012) -
Teachers were not left to flounder, but had established collegial relationships where sharing and collaboration were the norm.
Academic text (1993) -
To promote positive interaction, the team demonstrated collegial, caring interactions through role-playing.
Academic text (2011) -
In a collegial environment, everyone has a voice and contributes to decision-making.
Synonyms
119
3.5
Willing to work with other people to reach a shared goal
49
4.5
Made by several people or groups working together
People in a group who support each other and act together
How Collegial
49
4.5
- Formal
7
6.8
- Formal
5
7.1
36
6.7
58
7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
collegial = colleague (transparent) = colleg + ial
Derived from the combining form 'colleg-' (reflecting 'colleague') plus the adjectival suffix '-ial', so meaning 'relating to colleagues' is clear to learners.
Etymology
Collegial comes from the Latin root colleg-, which means 'together' and appears in everyday words like college and colleague. So collegial describes people working 'together' and sharing authority and responsibility.