col·le·gi·um (k -l  j-m)n. pl. col·le·gi·a (-j -) 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). [Russian kollegiya, from Latin coll gium, association, from collga, colleague; see colleague.] |
collegium [kəˈliːdʒɪəm]
n pl -giums, -gia [-dʒɪə]
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the former Soviet Union) a board in charge of a department
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) another term for College of Cardinals, Sacred College
[Latin: college]
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