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[ US /kəˈɫidʒiəɫ/ ]
[ UK /kəlˈiːd‍ʒəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
    collegiate living
    collegiate clothes
    collegiate attitudes
  2. characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
    a tendency to turn from collegial to one-man management
    collegial harmony

How To Use collegial In A Sentence

  • Here's hoping the Irish government can emerge from the MLE experience and establish a strong foundation of collegial networking in either the physical space or virtual domain of the Liberties in Dublin.
  • He suggested that SFU needs an effective collegial governing system ‘where everybody who is affected by a decision actually takes part in the decision-making process.’
  • A female questioner added to the mix, who would doubtless have had the same reaction to Hillary's noncollegial behavior that the men did, would have defused an ever-present danger in this campaign. Obama: Hillary Is An "Outstanding" Public Servant, And I'm "Proud" To Have Campaigned Against Her
  • So what in the church language they call collegiality means that a lot of bishops won't really take part in the policy making process and this pope didn't open no windows on this issue. CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: The Pope - January 1, 2000
  • Personal strength: Informal , collegial nature builds loyalty among co - workers.
  • The official doctrine is that the prime minister is simply the first among equals, and the rule of collective responsibility emphasizes the collegial character of the cabinet.
  • In all the years with IBM Research, I have especially appreciated the freedom to pursue the activities I found interesting, and greatly enjoyed the stimulus, collegial cooperation, frankness, and intellectual generosity of two scientific communities, namely, in superconductivity and critical phenomena. Heinrich Rohrer - Autobiography
  • Not all temperaments suit a collegial environment: not all people are able to attend a course.
  • Dialogue, collegiality, ecumenism, and positive engagement with ‘the modern world’ began to take concrete form.
  • collegial harmony
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