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collegiately

collegiately

6.7
In a way a college or university acts together
  • adverb
  • /kəˈliːdʒɪətli/
  • Formal
translation icon : colectivamente
  • The faculty decided collegiately to implement the new curriculum across all departments.

Examples

  • Policies are often established collegiately rather than by a single administrator.

  • The committee acted collegiately to address the concerns raised by students.

  • The students worked collegiately on their group project.

  • They compete collegiately in various sports tournaments.

  • The students worked collegiately to organize a charity event for their community.

  • She chose to pursue her studies collegiately, joining a group of peers who shared her interests.

  • The university encourages its teams to collaborate collegiately to foster a sense of community.

Synonyms

institutionally
vscollegiately
5 6.5

In a way that involves a large organization like a school or government

is specific to groups within higher education rather than institutions generally
communally
vscollegiately
3 4.1

In a way that a group of people share or use something together

indicates collective action by higher education organizations instead of general communities
corporately
vscollegiately
2 4.4

In a way that a group acts together as one

focuses on action by higher education bodies rather than business or general groups

How Collective

collectively
91 3.6
collegiately
  • Formal
6.7
individually
136 2.5

Surface Forms

collegiately positive

Morphology

collegiately = collegiate (transparent) = college + ate + ly

A regular adverb formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'collegiate'; the meaning is directly derived from the adjective.

Etymology

Collegiately comes from the same root as college, a word that originally meant a 'group' of people chosen to work together. So to act collegiately is to act as that group or official body, not as an individual.