Definitions

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  • adverb In a collegial manner
  • adverb Regarding colleagues

Etymologies

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collegial +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • He says he has worked "collegially" with other airlines that agreed quietly to apply a remedy when he told them they were not serving their customers well.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

  • The Audubon of Florida, the Collier County Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Florida Wildlife Federation told Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in a November 2009 letter that while they "generally embrace designating critical habitat" they are now working "collegially" with landowners, ranchers, government representatives, and other stakeholders to achieve

    ENS 2010

  • To understand the view point of, as you collegially put it, ‘gun extremists’, I think you need to examine the history.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Kagan’s record on guns 2010

  • Katahdin: To understand the view point of, as you collegially put it, ‘gun extremists’, I think you need to examine the history.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Kagan’s record on guns 2010

  • Savoonga is run collegially by a loose, three-part government: a tribal council, a native corporation that owns the island—all Eskimo residents are shareholders—and a civil authority, headed by Mayor Jane Kava.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • Savoonga is run collegially by a loose, three-part government: a tribal council, a native corporation that owns the island—all Eskimo residents are shareholders—and a civil authority, headed by Mayor Jane Kava.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • But, he said, he looks forward to the arrival of Francoise Carrier, who has been named to succeed Hanson and who he thinks may operate more collegially.

    Outgoing Montgomery planning chairman dramatically shifted county's path 2010

  • Carter was responding to a question about the now-famous photo of President Obama with the four living ex-presidents -- Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush and Carter -- in which Carter appeared alone and off to the side while the others seemed to converse collegially.

    44: Carter: My role is 'superior' 2010

  • Whenever Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell might be tempted to act collegially, Tom Coburn (who asked America to pray that some senators — meaning ailing Sen. Robert Byrd — didn't make it to the chamber last month to vote), Jim DeMint (who hopes to "break" Obama), and David Vitter (whose adventures in New Orleans's brothels don't appear to have induced any humility) are there to set McConnell right.

    You Ain’t No Friend of Mine 2010

  • Savoonga is run collegially by a loose, three-part government: a tribal council, a native corporation that owns the island—all Eskimo residents are shareholders—and a civil authority, headed by Mayor Jane Kava.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

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