collegium

[kuh-lee-jee-uhm]

col·le·gi·um

[kuh-lee-jee-uhm]
noun, plural col·le·gi·a [-jee-uh] , col·le·gi·ums.
1.
Ecclesiastical. college (def. 11).
2.
a group of ruling officials each with equal rank and power, especially one that formerly administered a Soviet commissariat.

Origin:
1915–20; < Latin; see college
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Collegium is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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collegium (kəˈliːdʒɪəm)
 
n , pl -giums, -gia
1.  (in the former Soviet Union) a board in charge of a department
2.  College of Cardinals another term for Sacred College
 
[Latin: college]

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