collegial
Sharing power equally
Collegial describes relationships characterized by mutual respect and cooperation among colleagues or peers.
A collegial atmosphere or environment is one where people work together harmoniously rather than competitively.
The word often appears in academic and professional settings: The department maintained a collegial culture despite disagreements over curriculum.
Collegial governance means decisions are made collectively rather than by hierarchy.
Joint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- mutualShared between parties
reciprocal · supportive · cohesive · concerted · harmonious · collective · shared · joint
Fellow employee
- fellowMan or companion
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
peer · equal · comrade · ally · partner · confrere · cohort · faculty
Warmly friendly manner
- amicablePeacefully cooperative in manner
- congenialFriendly and likable
- affableWarm and approachable
- genialPleasantly warm-mannered
warmhearted · respectful · courteous · civil · pleasant · agreeable · approachable · good-natured
Inherent power or ability
- universityHigher education institution
- professorSenior university teacher
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- tenureProtected employment status
academia · scholarly · campus · senate · governance · committee · institution · dean
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- consensusGeneral group agreement
mutual · reciprocal · supportive · cohesive · concerted · harmonious · collective · shared · joint · united
coworker
Fellow employee
- fellowMan or companion
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
collaborator · peer · equal · comrade · ally · partner · confrere · cohort · faculty · contemporary
cordial
Warmly friendly manner
genial · warmhearted · respectful · courteous · civil · pleasant · agreeable · approachable · good-natured · neighborly
faculty
Inherent power or ability
- universityHigher education institution
- professorSenior university teacher
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
tenure · academia · scholarly · campus · senate · governance · committee · institution · dean · provost
synod
Church governing assembly
consistory · presbytery · curia · canonical · pastoral · clergy · bishop · assembly · council
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
collegialhostile
Aggressively unfriendly
antagonistic · combative · contentious · adversarial · belligerent
collegialautocratic
Ruling with absolute authority
authoritarian · dictatorial · hierarchical · top-down · unilateral
- collegiate sportsOrganized university team competition
- collegiate athleticsCompetitive sports at universities
- collegiate churchChurch governed by canons
- collegiate wrestlingAmerican university grappling sport
- collegiate rowingIntercollegiate boat racing
- collegiate educationDegree-seeking academic pursuit
collegiate, collegiality, intercollegiate, collegially, collegiates