colleagueship
- noun
- /ˈkɒliːɡʃɪp/
- A strong colleagueship makes it easier to collaborate on projects and share ideas.
Examples
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They celebrated their long-standing colleagueship during the annual office party.
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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
A friendly trust between people who spend time together
A friendly, trusting relationship where people understand each other and talk easily
A group of people who share the same interests or activities
A feeling of close support and loyalty between people
A feeling of pride and support that helps a group work well together
A shared feeling or quality between at least two people
A cooperative, respectful way people who work together share tasks and decisions
A feeling of friendship and trust among people who spend a lot of time together
A strong friendship and trust that makes people help each other
A willingness to work with other people to reach a common goal
A feeling of trust and friendship between people who spend time together
A friendly, sociable feeling among people who share a common goal
Antonyms
How Cooperative
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.