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collegial

col·le·gial

UK/kəˈliːd͡ʒəl/ US/kəˈliːd͡ʒi.əl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues

  • “collegial harmony”
  • “a tendency to turn from collegial to one-man management” Merle Fainsod
2.

of or resembling or typical of a college or college students

  • “collegiate living”
  • “collegiate attitudes”
  • “collegiate clothes”
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Origin

From Middle English collegial, from Middle French collégial.

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