male colleague
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmaleandcolleague
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male
adjective
uk/meɪl/us/meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or ...
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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 ofmaleandcolleaguefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmale colleague
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I recall standing with a handsomemalecolleagueon a busy street corner.
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On an actuarial basis, she is likely to receive it for longer than hermalecolleague.
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One cannot equate the value of a woman teacher, for example, of a class of boys with that of amalecolleague.
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One cannot equate the value of a woman police officer with that of hermalecolleague.
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Ginnie, who is handling details of the sale of the deli, finds herself attracted to amalecolleaguewho is handling things for the buyer.
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Table 30 shows that female teachers admitted to a higher level of stress than their male colleagues.
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Some men say that single women are 'hard to catch' and refuse advances from male colleagues precisely because they feel empowered at work.
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Her compositions, in other words, are always potentially different from those of male colleagues.
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Moreover, they will probably have, like women in other sectors, more domestic obligations than their male colleagues, and so less time to pursue sideline businesses.
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Skepticism and distant toleration of female astronauts only gradually turned into acceptance by male colleagues.
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Brooke's male colleagues endorse such a view of non-feminine women.
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What was remarkable was that she seized that message and shaped it to suit her political style, a style that distinguished her from her male colleagues.
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In her mind, this meant a cessation of poetic activities, something most of her male colleagues would not have understood since they found science and poetry to be compatible pursuits.
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These women should be given the same opportunities as their male colleagues without having to resort to quotas and the like.
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It sends out the wrong signal: a woman can be appointed at a rate below that of her male colleagues.
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They have exactly the same pay and conditions of work as their male colleagues.
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I believe that there should be no discrimination at all, and that we are currently discriminating against our male colleagues.
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It has been demonstrated how much upset they have caused to their male colleagues.
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Perhaps they work harder, and the evidence suggests that they are less corrupt than some of their male colleagues.
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Broadly, policewomen are on the same footing as their male colleagues in respect of powers, pay and promotion.
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