Collegial vs. collegiate

What does collegial mean?

Collegial is the adjective associated with colleague. Collegial means a shared responsibility among colleagues.

For example:

·      Our team believes that a healthy collegial atmosphere is the most important part of building trust as a team.

What does collegiate mean?

Collegiate is the adjective associated with college. Collegiate means to belong or relate to a college.

For example:

·      She loves watching collegiate sports.

What’s the difference between collegial and collegiate?

Collegial is the adjective associated with colleague while collegiate is the adjective associated with college. Collegial means a shared responsibility among colleagues while collegiate means to belong or relate to a college.

For example:

·      To ensure a positive collegial work environment, our team is going to watch a collegiate sports match.