colleagues
Fellow office workers
Colleagues are people you work with professionally.
The term implies a peer relationship—shared occupation, organization, or field—without suggesting close friendship: I'm meeting some colleagues for drinks after work.
Unlike coworkers, which emphasizes shared workplace, colleagues can extend to others in your profession generally: Her colleagues in academia respected her research.
People at same job
- officeProfessional work location
- cubiclePartitioned office workspace
- deskFurniture for writing
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
staff · personnel · team · employer · company · corporation · business · division
Those of equal status
- associatesConnected persons or links
- counterpartsEquivalent persons or things
- collaboratorsPeople who work jointly
- consultantsExperts hired for guidance
specialists · advisors · analysts · experts · researchers · scientists · engineers · executives
Joint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- cohesivenessState of being unified
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
partnership · unity · harmony · delegation · brainstorming · meetings · deadlines · milestones
Goodwill among companions
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- bondingForming close connections
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- acquaintancePerson slightly known
socializing · mingling · farewell · potluck
People you know professionally
- connectionsRelationships between things
- referralsDirected endorsements elsewhere
- introductionsInitial formal presentations
- LinkedInProfessional networking platform
conferences · mentorship · sponsors · alumni · recommendations · endorsements
coworkers
People at same job
department · staff · personnel · team · employer · company · corporation · business · division · branch
peers
Those of equal status
- associatesConnected persons or links
- counterpartsEquivalent persons or things
- collaboratorsPeople who work jointly
consultants · specialists · advisors · analysts · experts · researchers · scientists · engineers · executives · directors
cooperation
Joint action toward shared aims
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- cohesivenessState of being unified
synergy · partnership · unity · harmony · delegation · brainstorming · meetings · deadlines · milestones · deliverables
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- bondingForming close connections
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
acquaintance · socializing · mingling · farewell · potluck
contacts
People you know professionally
- connectionsRelationships between things
- referralsDirected endorsements elsewhere
- introductionsInitial formal presentations
LinkedIn · conferences · mentorship · sponsors · alumni · recommendations · endorsements
colleaguesenemies
Hostile opposing parties
adversaries · opponents · rivals · competitors · antagonists
colleaguesfamily
Related people together
friends · relatives · loved ones · kin · family members
colleaguessuperiors
Those of higher rank
subordinates · bosses · underlings · managers · employees