collegium
Americannoun
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Ecclesiastical. college.
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a group of ruling officials each with equal rank and power, especially one that formerly administered a Soviet commissariat.
noun
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(in the former Soviet Union) a board in charge of a department
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another term for College of Cardinals Sacred College
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of collegium
From Latin, dating back to 1915–20; see origin at college
Example Sentences
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The process of appointing a judge in India involves recommendations from the collegium followed by a formal approval from the federal government.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2021
“The Belarusian KGB initiated my expulsion from the collegium of lawyers under a sham pretext of violation of professional ethics,” Pylchanka told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2021
He urged the boy’s parents to let him take the 12-year-old to his court, to sing in the choir and study at a collegium he had founded.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2020
They believed in this collegium, in arguing with opponents in a constructive way, not just scoring points or polarizing.
From Salon • May 27, 2019
There are thinkers of repute who even picture the Deity as the constitutional President of a collegium of souls.
From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph
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