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colleagueship

colleagueship

1 6.1
Cooperation between people who work together
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒliːɡʃɪp/
: 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
41 6.5

A friendly trust between people who spend time together

is more about organised cooperation between work partners than general friendliness
rapport
vscolleagueship
41 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
38 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
26 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
11 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
comradery
vscolleagueship
  • US
2 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
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
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

160 4.2

A strong disagreement that separates people in a group

16 6.9

Hostile feeling between people or groups

How Cooperative

teamwork
80 1.8
colleagueship
1 6.1
neutral
198 3.6
tension
469 3.2
hostility
120 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.