collegiality
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of collegiality
Example Sentences
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At the economics department, it’s also a place with a surprising reputation for collegiality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
The owner said a collective working environment is crucial to fostering collegiality, collaboration and productivity.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2024
There’s genuine collegiality amongst the half-dozen candidates, several of whom have been informally running together and lifting each other up, thanks to the new ranked choice system.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024
My views about this have changed because collegiality is critical to judging, but collegiality isn’t having lunch together, it isn’t going to basketball games together.
From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024
He was not flying in the easy collegiality of Suren Ratwatte’s cockpit.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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