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collegial

adjective /kəˈliː.dʒi.əl/ formal

Definition

relating to a friendly relationship between colleagues (= people who work together): The organization has a welcoming collegial atmosphere. used to describe a method of working in which responsibility is shared between several people: The new chair quickly upset council members, who were used to a more collegial style.
(Definition of collegial adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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