work colleague

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• colleague — col‧league [ˈkɒliːg ǁ ˈkɑː ] noun [countable] someone you work with, used especially by professional people or managers: • a colleague of mine at the bank * * * colleague UK US /ˈkɒliːg/ noun [C] ► WORKPLACE a person that you work with: »He has a …   Financial and business terms

• Work behavior — is a term used to describe the behavior one uses in employment and is normally more formal than other types of human behavior. This varies from profession to profession, as some are far more casual than others. For example, a computer programmer… …   Wikipedia

• colleague — 1530s, from M.Fr. collègue (16c.), from L. collega partner in office, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + leg , stem of legare to choose (see LEGATE (Cf. legate)). So, one chosen to work with another, or one chosen at the same time as anoth …   Etymology dictionary

• colleague — 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… …   Grammatical examples in English

• colleague */*/*/ — 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… …   English dictionary

• colleague — 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.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• work rage — n. Extreme workplace anger exhibited by an employee who has been mistreated or fired. Example Citation: Not all the rage happens on the road, spewed by people making their way to and from work. Social scientists are measuring air rage in the sky …   New words

• colleague — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• colleague — [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… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• colleague — [[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,… …   English dictionary

• colleague — noun (C) someone you work with, used especially by professional people or managers: a colleague of mine at the bank …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English