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brotherhood
The state or relationship of being brothers.
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  1. The state or relationship of being brothers.
  2. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood.
  3. Fellowship.
fellowship
A close association of friends or equals sharing similar interests:
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  1. A close association of friends or equals sharing similar interests:
  2. The financial grant made to a fellow in a college or university.
  3. The rank or position of a fellow in a university or college
association
A group of individuals meeting or associated for fellowship or a common purpose. See also freedom of association. A group of individuals meeting or associated for fellowship or a common purpose. See also freedom of association.
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  1. A group of individuals meeting or associated for fellowship or a common purpose. See also freedom of association. A group of individuals meeting or associated for fellowship or a common purpose. See also freedom of association.
  2. An organized body of people who have an interest, activity, or purpose in common; a society.
  3. An organization of persons having common interests, purposes, etc.; society; league
club
A group of people organized for a common purpose, especially a group that meets regularly:
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  1. A group of people organized for a common purpose, especially a group that meets regularly:
  2. The team playing for or representing such an organization
  3. (Sports) An athletic team or organization.
confederation
Federal union of all the Canadian provinces and territories.
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  1. Federal union of all the Canadian provinces and territories.
  2. The union of the British North American colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada, brought about July 1, 1867, under the name Dominion of Canada.
  3. In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
congress
A single meeting, as of a political party or other group.
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  1. A single meeting, as of a political party or other group.
  2. A formal assembly, conference, or meeting of delegates or representatives. A formal assembly, conference, or meeting of delegates or representatives. To meet at a congress. The legislature of various countries.
  3. An association or society
federation
The act of uniting or of forming a union of states, groups, etc. by agreement of each member to subordinate its power to that of the central authority in common affairs
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  1. The act of uniting or of forming a union of states, groups, etc. by agreement of each member to subordinate its power to that of the central authority in common affairs
  2. A league or association formed by federating, especially a government or political body established through federal union.
fellowship
Companionship; friendly association
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  1. Companionship; friendly association
  2. The financial grant made to a fellow in a college or university.
  3. The companionship of individuals in a congenial atmosphere and on equal terms:
guild
(Ecology) A group of species in a community that use similar environmental resources in a similar way, such as a group of songbirds that all glean insects from leaves.
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  1. (Ecology) A group of species in a community that use similar environmental resources in a similar way, such as a group of songbirds that all glean insects from leaves.
  2. An association of persons of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards.
  3. Any association for mutual aid and the promotion of common interests
league
A compact or covenant made by nations, groups, or individuals for promoting common interests, assuring mutual protection, etc.
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  1. A compact or covenant made by nations, groups, or individuals for promoting common interests, assuring mutual protection, etc.
  2. A class or level of competition:
  3. An association or alliance of individuals, groups, or nations formed by such a covenant
order
A group of persons constituting an association formed for some special purpose
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  1. A group of persons constituting an association formed for some special purpose
  2. (Ecclesiastical) Any of several grades of the Christian ministry:
  3. A condition in which freedom from disorder or disruption is maintained through respect for established authority:
organization
The administrative personnel of such a structure:
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  1. The administrative personnel of such a structure:
  2. A group of persons organized for a particular purpose; an association or business.
  3. A body of persons organized for some specific purpose, as a club, union, or society
society
Companionship; company:
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  1. Companionship; company:
  2. The totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals:
  3. An organization or association of persons engaged in a common profession, activity, or interest:
sorority
A group of women or girls joined together by common interests, for fellowship, etc.
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  1. A group of women or girls joined together by common interests, for fellowship, etc.
  2. A chiefly social organization of women students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.
  3. An association or a society of women.
union
An organization at a college or university that provides facilities for recreation; a student union.
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  1. An organization at a college or university that provides facilities for recreation; a student union.
  2. In England, a former combination of parishes for the joint administration of relief for the poor; also, a workhouse kept up by such a union
  3. A labor union.
Find another word for fraternity. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fraternity, like: brotherhood, Greek letter society, fellowship, organization, association, club, confederation, congress, federation, fellowship and guild.

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  • The connexion of " Lesser Armenia " with the Western powers led to the formation, 1335, of an Armenian fraternity, " the Unionists," which adopted the dogmas of the Roman church, and at the council of Florence 1 was Ro man > 439 Ca tholics.

  • The clauses of the will governing the distribution of these prizes are as follows: " The entire sum shall be divided into five equal parts, one to go to the man who shall have made the most important discovery or invention in the domain of physical science; another to the man who shall have made the most important discovery or introduced the greatest improvement in chemistry; the third to the author of the most important discovery in the domain of physiology or medicine; the fourth to the man who shall have produced the most remarkable work of an idealistic nature; and, finally, the fifth to the man who shall have done the most or best work for the fraternity of nations, the suppression or reduction of standing armies, and the formation and propagation of peace congresses.

  • Among a number of almshouses are some bearing the name of Queen Elizabeth, endowed in 1562 out of the revenues of a dissolved fraternity of St Mary.

  • This latter aspect of the fraternity was to be satisfied by the contribution from each fellow of five dollars by way of initiation fee.

  • Jacopo Niccolini, one of a religious fraternity dedicated to consoling the last hours of condemned men, remained with him.

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