collegiality

noun

col·​le·​gi·​al·​i·​ty kə-ˌlē-jē-ˈa-lə-tē 

-ˌlē-gē-

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Fellow senators have grown accustomed to the Utah Republican’s pugnacious online persona, mostly brushing it off in the name of collegiality. —Joey Cappelletti, Twin Cities, 21 June 2025

Our core value of human dignity and the hallmarks of our culture — flexibility, collegiality, and trust — guide our decisions to meet the needs of our faculty, staff and students. —Thomas Skinner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025

That group includes Chapel Hill’s Ben Griffin, a two-time state champion at East Chapel Hill who played collegiality at North Carolina. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025

In these environments, surface-level collegiality masks unaddressed issues and unrest. —Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for collegiality

• bisexuality
• conditionality
• congeniality
• conventionality
• conviviality
• dimensionality
• directionality
• emotionality
• essentiality
• eventuality
• grammaticality
• impartiality