collegial
adjective
col·le·gial
kə-ˈlē-j(ē-)əl 
especially for sense 2a also -ˈlē-gē-əl
2
a
: marked by power or authority vested equally in each of a number of colleagues
There was an increasing tendency to turn from collegial to one-man management.—
Merle Fainsod
Merle Fainsod
b
: characterized by equal sharing of authority especially by Roman Catholic bishops
a collegial church
3
: marked by camaraderie among colleagues
collegial relationships among faculty members
collegially
adverb
Examples of collegial in a Sentence
company luncheons that are designed to instill a collegial spirit among coworkers
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When the captain, in a show of stereotypical arrogance, ignores his first officer’s reservations about their trajectory, their little collegial quarrel is definitively resolved by an unceremonious and fiery plunge to earth.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
The Missouri Senate’s more collegial atmosphere this year, after pointed infighting in recent years, collapsed on Wednesday.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Pritchard describes a relaxed, collegial creative process – one by two legends who, if anything, might have been too deferential.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 7 May 2025
Becoming someone who is cooperative, collegial, open-minded, flexible, and interconnected is what truly enables effective engagement with others and AI.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
The Missouri Senate’s more collegial atmosphere this year, after pointed infighting in recent years, collapsed on Wednesday.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Pritchard describes a relaxed, collegial creative process – one by two legends who, if anything, might have been too deferential.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 7 May 2025
Becoming someone who is cooperative, collegial, open-minded, flexible, and interconnected is what truly enables effective engagement with others and AI.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for collegial
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“Collegial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collegial. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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