colleagues

noun

A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.

verb

(transitive) To unite or associate with another or with others.

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The word colleagues breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root leagu-, from Latin lego (“gather, choose”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.