Meaning & use

Collegially

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In a manner showing cooperation and mutual respect among colleagues of equal status.

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The professors worked collegially to redesign the curriculum.

Disagreements were handled collegially rather than through formal complaints.

A note on using this word

Related to 'colleague' and 'college,' both from Latin collega, meaning 'partner in office.'

Words with a similar meaning

cooperativelyamicably

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Words with an opposite meaning

antagonistically

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