Definitions
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- noun Shared power and authority vested among colleagues.
- noun Roman Catholic Church The doctrine that bishops collectively share collegiate power.
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- noun
power andauthority that isshared amongpeers , especially the sharing ofcollegiate power amongRoman Catholic bishops .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The level of energy, creativity, and collegiality is amazing.
ThrillerFest09 and the International Thriller Writers: What Top Thriller Authors Are Saying 2009
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But the element that regularly restores a marriage to something with an aspect of romance rather than of collegiality is sex.
The Wifely Duty 2003
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But the element that regularly restores a marriage to something with an aspect of romance rather than of collegiality is sex.
The Wifely Duty 2003
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There interactions between the sexes are primarily romantic, not collegial -- and collegiality is crucial to social equality.
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There interactions between the sexes are primarily romantic, not collegial -- and collegiality is crucial to social equality.
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So what in the church language they call collegiality means that a lot of bishops won't really take part in the policy making process and this pope didn't open no windows on this issue.
CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: The Pope - January 1, 2000 2000
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Mr. Pawlenty's comments marked a turning point in a Republican primary campaign so far characterized by collegiality, not combat.
Pawlenty Takes On Romney Jonathan Weisman 2011
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Mr. Pawlenty's comments marked a turning point in a Republican primary campaign so far characterized by collegiality, not combat.
Pawlenty Takes On Romney Jonathan Weisman 2011
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None of that cordial first-name collegiality in his school.
State of the Union Douglas Kennedy 2005
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It seems as if he has the proper demeanor to foster that sense of collegiality, which is apparently so important.
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