collegium

[ kuh-lee-jee-uhm ]

noun

, plural col·le·gi·a [k, uh, -, lee, -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.

collegium

/ kəˈliːdʒɪəm /

noun

1. (in the former Soviet Union) a board in charge of a department
2. another term for College of Cardinals Sacred College

Word History and Origins

Origin of collegium¹

From Latin, dating back to 1915–20; college

Word History and Origins

Origin of collegium¹

Latin: college

Example Sentences

The eight-minute video shows a Defence Ministry collegium, said to have taken place on Tuesday morning.

From BBC

I’m a student of sociology in Collegium Civitas.

From Washington Post

At the 92nd Street Y, New York, on Sunday, Bach Collegium Japan — led by its founder and music director, Masaaki Suzuki — brought bold, brisk style to chamber works by its eponymous composer and his contemporaries.

From New York Times

In January, its collegium — comprising the Chief Justice of India and two Justices — said the government was opposing a gay judge’s nomination in part because of his sexual orientation.

From Seattle Times

Among the foreign culture warriors listed by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium among the “guest instructors” this year was Rod Dreher, an American writer who has praised Hungary’s hard-line stance against Muslim immigrants.

From New York Times