collegial
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of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
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(Roman Catholic Church) ruled by bishops having equal power
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of or relating to a college or its students; collegiate
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possessing adherence to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues within a given organization or profession
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Relating to a college; possessed by a college.
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Collegiality is the relationship between colleagues. A colleague is a fellow member of the same profession.
Colleagues are those explicitly united in a common purpose and respect each others abilities to work toward that purpose. A colleague is an associate in a profession or in a civil or ecclesiastical office. In a narrower sense, members of the faculty of a university or college are each others colleagues.
Sociologists of organizations use the word collegiality in a technical sense, to create a contrast with the concept of bureaucracy. Classical authors such as Max Weber consider collegiality as an organizational device used by autocrats to prevent experts and professionals from challenging monocratic and sometimes arbitrary powers. More recently, authors such as Eliot Freidson (USA), Malcolm Waters (Australia), and Emmanuel Lazega (France) have said that collegiality can now be understood as a full-fledged organizational form. -
characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
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