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colleagueship

colleagueship

6.1
Cooperation between people who work together
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒliːɡʃɪp/
translation icon : compañerismo
  • A strong colleagueship makes it easier to collaborate on projects and share ideas.

Examples

  • They celebrated their long-standing colleagueship during the annual office party.

  • All these memories began flowing back to me when I was invited to write about those early days of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies, and particularly about my colleagueship with Robert McAfee Brown.

    Academic text (2014)
  • It ignores the fact that "the academic workplace is not an industrial plant but a place of humane colleagueship" (Bonham, 1982).

    Academic text (1990)
  • This brief contribution is offered with a deep sense of appreciation for the enduring colleagueship of Professor Leonard Swidler and profound gratitude for his guidance during my doctoral program as I chose a path that navigated the worlds of health care, theology, ethics, and interreligious dialogue.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The success of the team depended on the spirit of colleagueship among its members.

Synonyms

camaraderie
vscolleagueship
43 6.5

A friendly trust between people who spend time together

is more about organised cooperation between work partners than general friendliness
rapport
vscolleagueship
42 5.5

A friendly, trusting relationship where people understand each other and talk easily

is focused on cooperative working ties rather than personal understanding or communication
fellowship
vscolleagueship
40 3.9

A group of people who share the same interests or activities

is about cooperative work relations rather than mere shared membership or interests
brotherhood
vscolleagueship
33 3.3

A feeling of close support and loyalty between people

is the work-based cooperative spirit rather than familial-style solidarity
team spirit
vscolleagueship
8 2.4

A feeling of pride and support that helps a group work well together

is more about steady cooperative relationships than lively pride or enthusiasm
mutuality
vscolleagueship
4 6.4

A shared feeling or quality between at least two people

is specifically about cooperative relations at work rather than broad reciprocity
collegiality
vscolleagueship
  • Formal
3 6.5

A cooperative, respectful way people who work together share tasks and decisions

is a broader cooperative group spirit without formal shared decision making
comradeship
vscolleagueship
3 4.9

A feeling of friendship and trust among people who spend a lot of time together

is centered on cooperative work relations rather than casual friendliness
mateship
vscolleagueship
  • Australian
1 7.8

A strong friendship and trust that makes people help each other

is focused on cooperative working relationships rather than general loyalty or group identity
cooperativeness
vscolleagueship
1 3.6

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

is the shared group spirit of cooperation rather than individual willingness to help
comradery
vscolleagueship
  • US
5.3

A feeling of trust and friendship between people who spend time together

is focused on cooperative working ties rather than simple friendship or trust
comradeliness
vscolleagueship
7.5

A friendly, sociable feeling among people who share a common goal

is about practical cooperation at work rather than general sociability

Antonyms

138 4.2

A strong disagreement that separates people in a group

16 6.9

Hostile feeling between people or groups

How Cooperative

teamwork
89 1.8
colleagueship
6.1
neutral
218 3.6
tension
509 3.2
hostility
147 4.7

Surface Forms

colleagueship singular

Morphology

colleagueship = colleague (transparent) = colleague + ship

Formed regularly from 'colleague' + the noun-forming suffix '-ship' meaning the state or relationship of colleagues.

Etymology

Colleagueship comes from the word colleague, which comes from Latin parts com- 'with' and legare 'to choose or appoint'. So colleagues are people 'chosen to work together', and colleagueship is the friendly, cooperative spirit or group among people who work together.