adjective
collegial
kuh-LEE-juhl/kʌlˈidʒiʌl/
Cooperative and respectful among colleagues.
Our team maintains a collegial atmosphere even during heated debates.
Etymology
Collegium meant an organized community, literally an association of partners in office. The selected sense emphasizes how such partners relate to one another: cooperatively and respectfully as colleagues, rather than merely belonging to a college.
In context
it's important that we be also collegial to each other i think that there is a general lack of respect i'm seeing more universally in terms of how we communicate with each other
More examples
- The two editors have a collegial relationship despite their different approaches.
- She keeps meetings collegial by making sure everyone can speak.
- A collegial exchange of ideas helps us improve the design.
Forms
collegial
collegiality noun — Cooperation and mutual respect among colleagues.
Similar words
- collaborative
- Emphasizes working together on tasks rather than mutual professional respect.
- amicable
- Emphasizes friendliness and lack of conflict, not necessarily workplace cooperation.