colleague
11colleague */*/*/ — UK [ˈkɒliːɡ] / US [ˈkɑˌlɪɡ] noun [countable] Word forms colleague : singular colleague plural colleagues someone who works in the same organization or department as you Friends and colleagues will remember him with affection. his Cabinet/party… …
12colleague — col|league [ ka,lig ] noun count *** someone who works in the same organization or department as you: Friends and colleagues will remember him with affection. his Cabinet/party colleagues colleague at/in/from: her colleagues at the university a.… …
13colleague — 01. One of my [colleagues] has just written a book about his experiences teaching in Vietnam. 02. A [colleague] of mine has just gotten a new job at a private school, so we re going to have a good bye party for her. 03. You should discuss your… …
14colleague — col|league W2S3 [ˈkɔli:g US ˈka: ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: collègue, from Latin collega, from com ( COM ) + legare to choose for a particular job ] someone you work with, used especially by professional people ▪ a colleague of mine… …
15colleague — [16] A colleague is literally ‘one chosen or delegated to be or work with another’. It comes via French collègue from Latin collēga, a compound noun formed from com ‘with’ and lēg , the stem of lēgāre ‘choose’ (whence also English legation and… …
16colleague — [[t]kɒ̱liːg[/t]] ♦♦ colleagues N COUNT: oft with poss Your colleagues are the people you work with, especially in a professional job. Without consulting his colleagues he flew from Lisbon to Split... A colleague urged him to see a psychiatrist,… …
17colleague — noun (C) someone you work with, used especially by professional people or managers: a colleague of mine at the bank …
18colleague — [16] A colleague is literally ‘one chosen or delegated to be or work with another’. It comes via French collègue from Latin collēga, a compound noun formed from com ‘with’ and lēg , the stem of lēgāre ‘choose’ (whence also English legation and… …
19colleague in crime — index coconspirator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20colleague — noun Etymology: Middle French collegue, from Latin collega, from com + legare to depute more at legate Date: circa 1533 an associate in a profession or in a civil or ecclesiastical office • colleagueship noun …
