collegium
/kəˈliːdʒiəm/
noun
- A group of people who share a common purpose or profession, especially in an academic or administrative setting.
- The faculty collegium meets every month to discuss curriculum changes.
- She was elected to the collegium of professors that oversees research grants.
- The collegium of judges issued a joint statement on the new law.
- A historical term for a type of Roman or medieval association or guild.
- Historians study the role of the collegium in Roman social life.
- In ancient Rome, a collegium could be a trade guild or a religious society.
- The medieval collegium of scribes preserved many ancient texts.