Definitions for colleague
ˈkɒl igcol·league

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. colleague, co-worker, fellow worker, workfellownoun

   an associate that one works with

2. colleague, confrere, fellownoun

   a person who is member of one's class or profession

   "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. colleaguenoun

   A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate

2. Etymology: From collegue, from collega, from com- + legare, from lex.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COLLEAGUEnoun

   A partner in office or employment. Anciently accented on the last syllable.

   Etymology: collega, Lat.

   Easy it might be seen that I intend
   Mercy colleague with justice, sending thee. John Milton, P. Lost.

   The regents, upon demise of the crown, would keep the peace without colleagues. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Colleagueverb

   To unite with.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Colleagued with this dream of his advantage,
   He hath not fail’d to pester us with message,
   Importing the surrender of those lands. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. colleague

   Collegiality is the relationship between colleagues. A colleague is a fellow member of the same profession. Colleagues are those explicitly united in a common purpose and respect each other's abilities to work toward that purpose. A colleague is an associate in a profession or in a civil or ecclesiastical office. In a narrower sense, members of the faculty of a university or college are each other's colleagues. Sociologists of organizations use the word 'collegiality' in a technical sense, to create a contrast with the concept of bureaucracy. Classical authors such as Max Weber consider collegiality as an organizational device used by autocrats to prevent experts and professionals from challenging monocratic and sometimes arbitrary powers. More recently, authors such as Eliot Freidson (USA), Malcolm Waters (Australia), and Emmanuel Lazega (France) have said that collegiality can now be understood as a full-fledged organizational form.

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1. colleague

   A colleague is a person with whom one works in a profession or business, often possessing an equal or similar level of responsibility and status. This individual is hence considered a co-worker or associate within the same organization or working environment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Colleaguenoun

   a partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures

2. Colleague

   to unite or associate with another or with others

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Colleague

   kol′ēg, n. one associated with others in some employment—not of partners in business.—n. Coll′eagueship. [Fr. collègue—L. collega—col, together, and legĕre, to choose.]

2. Colleague

   kol′ēg, v.i. to join or unite: to conspire:—pr.p. colleaguing (kol-ēg′ing); pa.p. colleagued (kol-ēgd′). [From O. Fr. colliguer, to join in alliance—L. colligāre, to bind together.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. colleague

   A person we work with.

   Our work colleague is getting married this year and we are all looking forward with joyful anticipation.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 11, 2020  

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1. • Associate

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'colleague' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3647

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'colleague' in Nouns Frequency: #649

How to pronounce colleague?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of colleague in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of colleague in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of colleague in a Sentence

1. Robin Rnnlund:

   A colleague and I came across the site in connection with another project last year, and we realised the great potential right away.

2. Justice Scalia:

   It was heartening to me to see my father with a colleague he obviously had so much fun being around and speaking with.

3. Josh Goldbard:

   Our dear friend and colleague, Bob Lee passed away yesterday at the age of 43, survived by a loving family and collection of close friends and collaborators, bob was a dynamo, a force of nature. Bob was the genuine article. He was made for the world that is being born right now, he was a child of dreams, and whatever he imagined, no matter how crazy, he made real.

4. Luis Gutierrez:

   It’s not easy to endorse a challenger over a colleague in the House of Representatives, especially when that colleague is a member of your party.

5. Kevin McCarthy:

   She lived with true grace. She was direct. She had the highest respect of every colleague.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=colleague
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Colleague
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=colleague
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleague
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colleague
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=colleague