collegium

col·le·gi·um

 (kə-lē′jē-əm)

n. pl. col·le·gi·a (-jē-ə) or col·le·gi·ums

1. An executive council or committee of equally empowered members, especially one supervising an industry, commissariat, or other organization in the Soviet Union.

2. A group whose members pursue shared goals while working within a framework of mutual trust and respect: "This standing firm ... enables the college to be a community, a collegium of students and faculty working at common problems and possibilities" (Robert A. Spivey).

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[Russian kollegiya, from Latin collēgium, association, from collēga, colleague; see colleague.]

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collegium

(kəˈliːdʒɪəm)

n, pl -giums or -gia (-dʒɪə)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the former Soviet Union) a board in charge of a department

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) another term for College of Cardinals, Sacred College

[Latin: college]

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col•le•gi•um

(kəˈli dʒi əm)

n., pl. -gi•a (-dʒi ə)
-gi•ums.

a group of officials with equal rank and power.

[1915–20; < Latin]

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Translations

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