die Kollegenschaft
Translation
colleagues, staff, body of colleagues
Examples
Die gesamte Kollegenschaft war bei der Feier.
The entire staff was at the party.
Er wird von der Kollegenschaft sehr geschätzt.
He is highly valued by his colleagues.
Grammar Patterns
die Kollegenschaft + verb the body of colleagues + verb The entire staff supports the new plan.
Similar Words
Belegschaft (workforce), Mitarbeiter (employees), Team (team)
Etymology
Composed of 'Kollege' (colleague) + the suffix '-schaft', which denotes a collective group, similar to '-ship' in English.
Memory Tips
Think of it as the 'ship' that all your 'colleagues' are on. It refers to the entire group of them.