collegium

(kə lējē əm)

noun pl. collegia or collegiums

a group of individuals with equal power or authority; esp., an administrative board for a Soviet commissariat

Origin: L: see college

See collegium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun 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).

Origin:

Origin: Russian kollegiya

Origin: , from Latin collēgium, association

Origin: , from collēga, colleague; see colleague

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