collegial

• Beschreibt ein Verhältnis oder eine Umgebung, die von gegenseitigem Respekt, gemeinsamer Verantwortung und kooperativer Zusammenarbeit unter Kollegen geprägt ist.

Describes a relationship or environment characterized by mutual respect, shared responsibility, and cooperative interaction among colleagues.

1. Shared authority among peersC1formal

   Describes a situation where power or decision-making is shared equally among colleagues, rather than being hierarchical.

   Kollegial

   • The department operates on a collegial model, where all professors have an equal vote.
   • A collegial atmosphere encourages open discussion and mutual respect.
   • The committee's collegial structure ensures that no single person dominates the decision-making process.

   Synonymecoequalcollaborativecooperativedemocraticegalitarianjointparticipatoryshared

   Antonymeauthoritarianautocratic

2. Relating to a college or its studentsB2formal

   Pertaining to, resembling, or typical of a college, its environment, or its student body.

   studentisch

   • The collegial spirit of the university is evident in its many student clubs.
   • They enjoyed the collegial life of living in a dormitory.
   • The campus has a collegial feel, with students often studying together in the library.

   Synonymecollegiate