colleague

noun

an associate.

Origin:
1515–25; < Middle French collegue < Latin collēga, equivalent to col- col-¹ + -lēga, derivative of legere to choose, gather

Related forms

col·league·ship, noun

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colleague (ˈkɒliːɡ)

—n
	a fellow worker or member of a staff, department, profession, etc

[C16: from French collègue, from Latin collēga one selected at the same time as another, from com- together + lēgāre to choose]

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Word Origin & History

colleague

1533, from M.Fr. collègue, from L. collega "partner in office," from com- "with" + leg-, stem of legare "to choose." So, "one chosen to work with another."

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Example sentences

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students walked by.

Looking at my colleague's blog post from then, it's striking how little has

changed.

Seven months after receiving the bad news, my colleague was still unemployed,

but she was not idle.

My colleague has shown no remorse, and has not changed his views or his ways.

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