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collegiality

collegiality

3 6.5
A cooperative, respectful way people who work together share tasks and decisions
  • noun
  • /kəˌliːdʒiˈælɪti/
  • Formal
: colegialidad
  • The committee's decisions reflect a strong sense of collegiality, with all members contributing their ideas equally.
  • promote collegiality
  • foster collegiality
  • develop collegiality

And Musk even said empathy and collegiality can be your enemy.

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Examples

  • The social worker emphasizes collegiality and focuses on discussion and role-playing rather than formal didactic presentations.

    Academic text (1993)
  • I just wish that you could apply that collegiality here at work so we wouldn't be in this mess.

  • All of this has resulted in a loss of collegiality, confidence, and professional pride among lawyers.

    Academic text (1997)
  • As a result, a sense of collegiality develops among the candidates in the program.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Moreover, this sense of collegiality extends to the way in which work is conducted.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I was also pleasantly surprised by the collegiality of the independent school setting.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Sharing such information and skills on a volunteer basis promotes collegiality and community unity.

    Academic text (1994)
  • This is a field that depends on collegiality, cooperation, and a general goodwill towards others.

  • Then, in a spirit of collegiality, my 30 students shared their annotated bibliographies through e-mail with one another.

    Academic text (2015)
  • She brings candor and collegiality to solving complex problems.

Synonyms

cooperativeness
vscollegiality
1 3.6

A willingness to work with other people to reach a common goal

focuses on mutual respect and shared responsibility in joint decisions
colleagueship
vscollegiality
1 6.1

Cooperation between people who work together

emphasizes shared responsibility and joint decision making among people who work together

How Collegial

collaboration
163 4.0
collegiality
  • Formal
3 6.5
consultation
108 4.1
hierarchy
98 5.8

Surface Forms

collegiality singular

Morphology

collegiality = collegial (semi-transparent) = colleg + ial + ity

The move from the adjective collegial to the noun collegiality is a regular and predictable suffixation.

Etymology

Collegiality comes from the same root as colleague and college, with com- meaning 'with' and the idea of people working together. So, collegiality means the cooperative, respectful way colleagues share responsibility and make decisions.