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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The two had been collegial since their playing days but rekindled their friendship once Bridgeman bought into the franchise.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
At the staff meeting, Maddow credited Jones with fostering a collegial culture of mutual respect.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
Biden and Trump appeared to be collegial after heavily railing against each other on the campaign trail when Biden was still running for reelection.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
That statement got some collegial pushback from immunologist Alessandro Sette, co-director of the Center for Vaccine Innovation at La Jolla Institute for Immunology.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
At the staff meeting, Maddow credited Jones with fostering a collegial culture of mutual respect.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
Biden and Trump appeared to be collegial after heavily railing against each other on the campaign trail when Biden was still running for reelection.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
That statement got some collegial pushback from immunologist Alessandro Sette, co-director of the Center for Vaccine Innovation at La Jolla Institute for Immunology.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 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 11 Apr. 2025.
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