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collegial
col·le·gi·al [ kə ljee əl, kə ljəl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. power-sharing: with power shared equally between colleagues
2. of power-sharing by bishops: relating to a situation or system in the Roman Catholic Church in which the bishops share equal power
3. of college or university: involving, typical of, or belonging to a college or university
[14th century. Directly or via French< late Latin collegialis< Latin collegium (see college)]

col·le·gi·al·i·ty [ kə ljee állətee ] noun
col·le·gi·al·ly [ kə ljee əlee, kə ljəlee ] adverb
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