collegiality
noun
col·le·gi·al·i·ty
| \ kə-ˌlē-jē-ˈa-lə-tē
, -ˌlē-gē-\
, -ˌlē-gē-\
Definition of collegiality
: the cooperative relationship of colleagues
specifically
: the participation of bishops in the government of the Roman Catholic Church in collaboration with the pope
Examples of collegiality in a Sentence
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And in a spirit of collegiality, UF isn’t ready to blame it on a Miami fan. — Larry Barszewski, sun-sentinel.com, "University of Florida band director attacked after Gators victory over Miami Hurricanes," 26 Aug. 2019 San Francisco Opera places a great priority on creating a safe and secure environment where everyone can focus on their work and art, and in which colleagues are treated with respect, dignity and collegiality. — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, "San Francisco Opera cuts Placido Domingo show amid sexual harassment claims," 13 Aug. 2019 Now, his history of collegiality with racists is being seen by many in his party as a reason to question his judgment - not, as Biden says, a sign of his civility. — Author: Matt Viser, Sean Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News, "Biden faces backlash over comments about ‘civility’ of his past work with racist senators," 20 June 2019 If that collegiality breaks down, the result would be no Supreme Court at all—a strangely precarious sword of Damocles that would always loom over the American judiciary. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "A Better Way to Fix the Supreme Court," 4 June 2019 Regarded as one of the more influential figures in modern mathematics, he was known for his collegiality, his ability to inspire the efforts of others, and his ability to open the curtain to important new areas of inquiry. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, "Anatole Katok, mathematician who explored chaos theory, dies at 73," 9 May 2018 Regarded as one of the more influential figures in modern mathematics, he was known for his collegiality, his ability to inspire the efforts of others, and his ability to open the curtain to important new areas of inquiry. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, "Anatole Katok, mathematician who explored chaos theory, dies at 73," 9 May 2018 What happened was that 70 years of conflict were supplanted for a historical micromoment with a few hours of collegiality, at least on the surface. — Washington Post, "For Trump and Kim, maybe the spectacle is what truly counted," 12 June 2018 His comments were striking in a chamber that has long valued decorum and collegiality. — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, "Conflicting, Emotional Testimony Rivets Senate and Nation Alike," 27 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'collegiality.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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