professional colleague

collocation in English

meaningsofprofessionalandcolleague

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professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
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colleague
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒl.iːɡ/
us
/ˈkɑː.liːɡ/
one of a group of people who ...
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(Definition ofprofessionalandcolleaguefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprofessional colleague

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The case might relate to aprofessionalcolleagueor someone in the same family.
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It is a pleasure for aprofessionalcolleagueto congratulate upon his maiden speech someone who is a barrister, and.
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The second is that he is aprofessionalcolleagueof mine.
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I am sure that myprofessionalcolleaguewill agree that we practically never get cancer of the lung in infantile mortality, for it is not one of the causes.
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King consisted of no more than buying or attempting to buy the house of aprofessionalcolleague.
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I was not asking myprofessionalcolleague.
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I would (and will) highly recommend it to both fellow students and professional colleagues.
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During the writing process they receive feedback from an editorial board consisting of professional colleagues and students both at home and abroad.
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In ignoring the role of natural capital in economic activities, development economists have merely followed their professional colleagues.
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Radiographers are also asked to impart knowledge to professional colleagues, recently graduated or not.
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These factors include development of a career plan, professional issues, resources, organisational structures, support from consultants, managers, multi-disciplinary, and professional colleagues and peer resistance.
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The communication of information to both patients and professional colleagues is central to the barriers highlighted.
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In spite of his protestations, those who turned against him were his family, friends and professional colleagues rather than political enemies.
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You develop a passion for caring and connectedness that includes not only those you give care to but those whom care with you, your professional colleagues.
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If the only challenge for the actuary was to determine empirically his own office's rate of mortality, what use was there in regular papers being exchanged among professional colleagues?
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Much has been said about the confusion and concern felt by many businessmen and also by accountants, my professional colleagues.
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It is common practice for prison medical officers to seek opinions and advice from professional colleagues outside the prison medical service.
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The children also benefit from meeting more children of their own age groups and—this is important, also—the teachers are not isolated from their professional colleagues.
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Many of my professional colleagues view that aspect of the law with some fear.
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They are in regular contact with professional colleagues in the academic world and in independent research and survey organisations.
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