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alignment
(Gaming) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
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  1. (Gaming) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
  2. The process of adjusting parts so that they are in proper relative position:
  3. A ground plan:
establishment
An arranged order or system, especially a legal code.
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  1. An arranged order or system, especially a legal code.
  2. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
  3. That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
formulation
(Medicine) A medicinal preparation
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  1. (Medicine) A medicinal preparation
  2. The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
schematization
Arrangement into a scheme or schema.
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  1. Arrangement into a scheme or schema.
plan
A program or policy stipulating a service or benefit:
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  1. A program or policy stipulating a service or benefit:
  2. A scheme or program for making, doing, or arranging something; project, design, schedule, etc.
  3. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline:
disposition
The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose:
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  1. The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose:
  2. The power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
  3. A putting in order or being put in order; arrangement
ordering
Arrangement in a sequence.
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  1. Arrangement in a sequence.
  2. (Uncountable) Making an agreement for later pick up or delivery.
creation
The divine act by which, according to various religious and philosophical traditions, the world was brought into existence.
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  1. The divine act by which, according to various religious and philosophical traditions, the world was brought into existence.
  2. Anything created; esp., something original created by the imagination; invention, design, etc.
  3. An original product of human invention or artistic imagination:
molding
The act or process of one that molds
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  1. The act or process of one that molds
  2. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
  3. An embellishment in strip form, made of wood or other structural material, that is used to decorate or finish a surface, such as the wall of a room or building or the surface of a door or piece of furniture.
grouping
The action of the verb to group.
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  1. The action of the verb to group.
  2. The act or process of uniting into groups.
  3. A group of persons or things, esp. one assembled for some common purpose or function
projection
A prediction or estimate of something in the future, based on present data or trends.
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  1. A prediction or estimate of something in the future, based on present data or trends.
  2. (Psychiatry) The unconscious act or process of ascribing to others one's own ideas, impulses, or emotions, esp. when they are considered undesirable or cause anxiety
  3. A plan for an anticipated course of action:
design
A plan; scheme; project
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  1. A plan; scheme; project
  2. A graphic representation, especially a detailed plan for construction or manufacture.
  3. A particular plan or method:
provision
A clause, as in a legal document, agreement, etc., stipulating or requiring some specific thing; proviso; condition
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  1. A clause, as in a legal document, agreement, etc., stipulating or requiring some specific thing; proviso; condition
  2. A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document:
  3. The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation:
assembling
A gathering or assembly.
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  1. A gathering or assembly.
construction
A three-dimensional work of art, usually nonrepresentational and constructed of more than one material
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  1. A three-dimensional work of art, usually nonrepresentational and constructed of more than one material
  2. The process of interpreting, or the interpretation of, a constitution, statute, or instrument. See also legislative history and intent. The process of interpreting, or the interpretation of, a constitution, statute, or instrument. See also legislative history and intent.
  3. The way in which something is built or put together:
deliberation
Discussion and consideration of all sides of an issue:
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  1. Discussion and consideration of all sides of an issue:
  2. Consideration and discussion of alternatives before reaching a decision
  3. The act or process of deliberating.
institution
An established law, custom, practice, system, etc.
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  1. An established law, custom, practice, system, etc.
  2. The building housing such an organization; often, specif., such a place where persons are kept or confined, as a mental hospital, nursing home, prison, etc.
  3. An established organization or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or culture.
foundation
Of evidence, that it indicates or leads to the admissibility of other evidence; a nonprofit organization created to fund or promote charitable causes. Of evidence, that it indicates or leads to the admissibility of other evidence; a nonprofit organization created to fund or promote charitable causes.
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  1. Of evidence, that it indicates or leads to the admissibility of other evidence; a nonprofit organization created to fund or promote charitable causes. Of evidence, that it indicates or leads to the admissibility of other evidence; a nonprofit organization created to fund or promote charitable causes.
  2. The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance.
  3. An organization established to maintain, assist, or finance institutions or projects of a social, educational, charitable, religious, etc. nature, as by the making of grants
preparation
Something prepared for a special purpose, as a medicine, cosmetic, condiment, etc.
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  1. Something prepared for a special purpose, as a medicine, cosmetic, condiment, etc.
  2. (Countable) A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
  3. A substance, such as a medicine, prepared for a particular purpose.
rehearsal
Any practice, exercise, or drill; trial
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  1. Any practice, exercise, or drill; trial
  2. A drilling or repeating for practice before future performance
  3. The practicing of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done
direction
The work or art of directing a choir, band, etc.
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  1. The work or art of directing a choir, band, etc.
  2. An authoritative order or command:
  3. The management, supervision, or guidance of a group or operation:
structure
Something composed of interrelated parts forming an organism or an organization
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  1. Something composed of interrelated parts forming an organism or an organization
  2. The interrelation or arrangement of parts in a complex entity:
  3. Something made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in a particular way:
situation
Any significant combination of circumstances developing in the course of a novel, play, etc.
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  1. Any significant combination of circumstances developing in the course of a novel, play, etc.
  2. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances:
  3. A position of employment; a post:
formation
The manner or style in which something is formed; structure:
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  1. The manner or style in which something is formed; structure:
  2. (Geol.) A rock unit distinguished from adjacent deposits by some common character, as composition, origin, type of fossil, etc.
  3. The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
association
An organized body of people who have an interest, activity, or purpose in common; a society.
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  1. An organized body of people who have an interest, activity, or purpose in common; a society.
  2. The use of such connections as a literary device or psychoanalytic technique
  3. 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.
regulation
A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct.
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  1. A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct.
  2. A rule issued by an administrative agency or a local governmental body prescribing conditions or authorizations that must be followed by the public or by public utilities; the process of controlling by restrictions or rules. A rule issued by an administrative agency or a local governmental body prescribing conditions or authorizations that must be followed by the public or by public utilities; the process of controlling by restrictions or rules.
  3. A rule, ordinance, or law by which conduct, etc. is regulated; specif., one of a body of rules or laws governing an industry, institution, or type of business
system
Harmonious interaction or order:
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  1. Harmonious interaction or order:
  2. An organism as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions:
  3. A group of interacting mechanical or electrical components:
method
A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something:
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  1. A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something:
  2. The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge:
  3. Regularity and orderliness in action, thought, or expression; system in doing things or handling ideas
coordination
(Grammar) The linking of two syntactically equal units, as by a coordinate conjunction.
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  1. (Grammar) The linking of two syntactically equal units, as by a coordinate conjunction.
  2. (Physiology) Harmonious functioning of muscles or groups of muscles in the execution of movements.
  3. The state or relation of being coordinate; harmonious adjustment or action; specif., the harmonious action of muscles in producing complex movements and tasks
adjustment
A means or device by which parts are adjusted to one another
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  1. A means or device by which parts are adjusted to one another
  2. The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
  3. A small change; a minor correction; a modification
harmony
An orderly or pleasing combination of elements in a whole:
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  1. An orderly or pleasing combination of elements in a whole:
  2. A state of agreement or orderly arrangement according to color, size, shape, etc.
  3. Structure in terms of the arrangement, modulation, etc. of chords
unity
A unified group or body
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  1. A unified group or body
  2. An arrangement of parts or material in a work of art or literature, that will produce a single, harmonious effect
  3. A whole that is a combination of parts:
correlation
Mutual relationship or connection
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  1. Mutual relationship or connection
  2. An act of correlating or the condition of being correlated.
  3. (Statistics) The tendency for two values or variables to change together, in either the same or opposite way:
standard
A plant grafted on a single erect stem to grow in tree form
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  1. A plant grafted on a single erect stem to grow in tree form
  2. The type, model, or example commonly or generally accepted or adhered to; criterion set for usages or practices
  3. The basis for the measure of value in a given monetary system
standardization
The process of establishing a standard.
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  1. The process of establishing a standard.
settlement
A community established by the members of a particular religious or social group
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  1. A community established by the members of a particular religious or social group
  2. The act or process of settling:
  3. The process of reaching such an arrangement, agreement, or resolution.
arrangement
The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal:
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  1. The condition, manner, or result of being arranged; disposal:
  2. The composition as thus adapted
  3. A collection of things that have been arranged:
disposition
The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose:
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  1. The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose:
  2. The power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
  3. A putting in order or being put in order; arrangement
classification
The systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them. Organisms are normally classified by observed similarities in their body and cell structure or by evolutionary relationships based on the analysis of sequences of their DNA.
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  1. The systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them. Organisms are normally classified by observed similarities in their body and cell structure or by evolutionary relationships based on the analysis of sequences of their DNA.
  2. Such a class or group
  3. A system of such classes or groups
group
A collection of objects or figures forming a design or part of a design, as in a work of art
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  1. A collection of objects or figures forming a design or part of a design, as in a work of art
  2. An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation:
  3. (Mathematics) A set with an operation whose domain is all ordered pairs of members of the set, such that the operation is binary (operates on two elements) and associative, the set contains the identity element of the operation, and each element of the set has an inverse element for the operation. The positive and negative integers and zero form a set that is a group under the operation of ordinary addition, since zero is the identity element of addition and the negative of each integer is its inverse. Groups are used extensively in quantum physics and chemistry to model phenomena involving symmetry and invariance.
symmetry
The correspondence of the form and arrangement of elements or parts on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane or about a center or an axis:
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  1. The correspondence of the form and arrangement of elements or parts on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane or about a center or an axis:
  2. Balance or beauty of form or proportion, esp. as resulting from such correspondence
  3. (Physics) Invariance under transformation. For example, a system that is invariant under rotation has rotational symmetry.
uniformity
The absence of alternativism.
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  1. The absence of alternativism.
  2. State, quality, or instance of being uniform
aggregation
An aggregating or being aggregated
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  1. An aggregating or being aggregated
  2. A group or mass of distinct things or individuals
association
(Ecology) A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.
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  1. (Ecology) A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.
  2. An organization of persons having common interests, purposes, etc.; society; league
  3. 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.
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.
combine
A combination.
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  1. A combination.
  2. A power-operated harvesting machine that cuts, threshes, and cleans grain.
  3. An association of persons, corporations, etc. for commercial or political, sometimes unethical, purposes
corporation
A group of people combined into or acting as one body.
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  1. A group of people combined into or acting as one body.
  2. Any of the political and economic bodies forming a corporative state, each being composed of the employers and employees in a certain industry, profession, etc.
  3. An entity, usually a business, created by a legislative act or by individuals who have agreed upon and filed articles of incorporation with the state government. Ownership in the corporation is typically represented by shares of stock. Furthermore, a corporation is legally recognized as an artificial person whose existence is separate and distinct from that of its shareholders who are not personally responsible for the corporation’s acts and debts. As an artificial person, a corporation has the power to acquire, own, and convey property, to sue and be sued, and such other powers of a natural person that the law may confer upon it. Abbreviated corp. See charter, corporate, and seal. An entity, usually a business, created by a legislative act or by individuals who have agreed upon and filed articles of incorporation with the state government. Ownership in the corporation is typically represented by shares of stock. Furthermore, a corporation is legally recognized as an artificial person whose existence is separate and distinct from that of its shareholders who are not personally responsible for the corporation’s acts and debts. As an artificial person, a corporation has the power to acquire, own, and convey property, to sue and be sued, and such other powers of a natural person that the law may confer upon it. Abbreviated corp. See charter, corporate, and seal.
union
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
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  1. 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
  2. The 0-10-2 train configuration. Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.
  3. A set whose members belong to at least one of a group of two or more given sets. The union of the sets {1,2,3} and {3,4,5} is the set {1,2,3,4,5}, and the union of the sets {6,7} and {11,12,13} is the set {6,7,11,12,13}. The symbol for union is .
institute
A digest of or commentary on such principles or rudiments, especially a legal abstract.
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  1. A digest of or commentary on such principles or rudiments, especially a legal abstract.
  2. An educational institution, especially one for the instruction of technical subjects.
  3. A short teaching program established for a group concerned with some special field of work
trust
A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry.
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  1. A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry.
  2. (Law) A legal relationship in which one party holds a title to property while another party has the entitlement to the beneficial use of that property.
  3. An industrial or business combination, now illegal in the U.S., in which management and control of the member corporations are vested in a single board of trustees, who are thus able to control a market, absorb or eliminate competition, fix prices, etc.
cartel
A combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members.
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  1. A combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members.
  2. An association of industrialists, business firms, etc. for establishing a national or international monopoly by price fixing, ownership of controlling stock, etc.; trust
  3. A group of independent producers or sellers in a particular industry, or a group of businesses with a common interest, who have joined together to reduce competition between themselves by allocating markets, sharing knowledge, or controlling the price and production of a product or service. See also monopoly and oligopoly. A group of independent producers or sellers in a particular industry, or a group of businesses with a common interest, who have joined together to reduce competition between themselves by allocating markets, sharing knowledge, or controlling the price and production of a product or service. See also monopoly and oligopoly.
confederation
The state of being confederated.
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  1. The state of being confederated.
  2. In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
  3. In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, beginning with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others.
monopoly
Exclusive control by one group of the means of producing or selling a commodity or service:
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  1. Exclusive control by one group of the means of producing or selling a commodity or service:
  2. An exclusive privilege of engaging in a particular business or providing a service, granted by a ruler or by the state
  3. A company, group, or individual having exclusive control over a commercial activity.
combination
The series of numbers or letters used in opening a combination lock
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  1. The series of numbers or letters used in opening a combination lock
  2. (Math.) Any of the various groupings, or subsets, into which a number, or set, of units may be arranged without regard to order: dual combinations of A, B, C, and D are AB, AC, AD, BC, BD, CD
  3. (Mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
machine
A device consisting of fixed and moving parts that modifies mechanical energy and transmits it in a more useful form.
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  1. A device consisting of fixed and moving parts that modifies mechanical energy and transmits it in a more useful form.
  2. The members of a political party or group who control policy and confer patronage
  3. A device that applies force, changes the direction of a force, or changes the strength of a force, in order to perform a task, generally involving work done on a load . Machines are often designed to yield a high mechanical advantage to reduce the effort needed to do that work. &diamf3; A simple machine is a wheel, a lever, or an inclined plane. All other machines can be built using combinations of these simple machines; for example, a drill uses a combination of gears (wheels) to drive helical inclined planes (the drill-bit) to split a material and carve a hole in it.
business
The variety of this activity in which a person is engaged:
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  1. The variety of this activity in which a person is engaged:
  2. A commercial enterprise or establishment:
  3. An incidental action performed by an actor on the stage to fill a pause between lines or to provide interesting detail.
industry
Earnest, steady effort; constant diligence in or application to work
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  1. Earnest, steady effort; constant diligence in or application to work
  2. The sector of an economy made up of manufacturing enterprises:
  3. (Archaeology) A collection of artifacts or tools made from a specified material:
company
A subdivision of a military regiment or battalion that constitutes the lowest administrative unit. It is usually under the command of a captain and is made up of at least two platoons.
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  1. A subdivision of a military regiment or battalion that constitutes the lowest administrative unit. It is usually under the command of a captain and is made up of at least two platoons.
  2. The state of friendly companionship; fellowship:
  3. A group of individuals, such as an association, corporation, partnership, or union, associated for the purpose of carrying out, maintaining, or performing a commercial or industrial enterprise. A group of individuals, such as an association, corporation, partnership, or union, associated for the purpose of carrying out, maintaining, or performing a commercial or industrial enterprise.
society
Any organized group of people joined together because of work, interests, etc. in common
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  1. Any organized group of people joined together because of work, interests, etc. in common
  2. The system or condition of living together as a community in such a group
  3. A group of persons regarded or regarding itself as a dominant class, usually because of wealth, birth, education, etc.
league
(Sports) A group of teams organized to compete against one another
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  1. (Sports) A group of teams organized to compete against one another
  2. An association or alliance of individuals, groups, or nations formed by such a covenant
  3. A compact or covenant made by nations, groups, or individuals for promoting common interests, assuring mutual protection, etc.
club
An organization that owns, controls, or sponsors an athletic team
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  1. An organization that owns, controls, or sponsors an athletic team
  2. A group of people organized for a common purpose, especially a group that meets regularly:
  3. The building, room, or other facility used for the meetings of an organized group.
fraternity
The state or quality of being brothers; fraternal relationship or spirit; brotherliness
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  1. The state or quality of being brothers; fraternal relationship or spirit; brotherliness
  2. A group of men (or, sometimes, men and women) joined together by common interests, for fellowship, etc.; specif., a Greek-letter college organization
  3. A group of people with the same beliefs, interests, work, etc.
house
A building where things are kept when not in use
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  1. A building where things are kept when not in use
  2. A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
  3. A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
order
(Biol.) A major category in the classification of animals, plants, etc., ranking above a family and below a class: it can include one family or many similar families: the Latinized order names are capitalized but not italicized (Ex.: Fabales, legumes)
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  1. (Biol.) A major category in the classification of animals, plants, etc., ranking above a family and below a class: it can include one family or many similar families: the Latinized order names are capitalized but not italicized (Ex.: Fabales, legumes)
  2. A group of people upon whom a government or sovereign has formally conferred honor for unusual service or merit, entitling them to wear a special insignia:
  3. A group of persons constituting an association formed for some special purpose
alliance
A formal agreement establishing such an association, especially an international treaty of friendship.
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  1. A formal agreement establishing such an association, especially an international treaty of friendship.
  2. A connection based on kinship, marriage, or common interest; a bond or tie:
  3. A close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes:
party
A group sent out on a task or mission
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  1. A group sent out on a task or mission
  2. A person or group involved in an enterprise; a participant or accessory:
  3. A group of people working together to establish or promote particular theories or principles of government which they hold in common; esp., an organized political group which seeks to elect its candidates to office and thus to direct government policies
cooperative
A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants. Abbreviation: co-op.
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  1. A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants. Abbreviation: co-op.
  2. A building or complex in which the residents buy shares of stock in a building corporation and are given a lease to a specific apartment.
  3. An organization or business enterprise, organized as either an association (cooperative association) or corporation (cooperative corporation), owned by those who use its services. All profits are shared amongst the cooperative’s members in proportion to the money or labor each member contributed.
guild
(Biology) A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits
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  1. (Biology) A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits
  2. An association of persons of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards.
  3. (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.
profession
The body of qualified persons in an occupation or field:
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  1. The body of qualified persons in an occupation or field:
  2. The body of persons in any such calling or occupation
  3. The act or ceremony of taking vows on formally entering a religious order
trade
The people working in or associated with a business or industry:
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  1. The people working in or associated with a business or industry:
  2. An exchange of one thing for another:
  3. All the persons or companies in a particular line of business or work
coalition
A combination into one body; a union.
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  1. A combination into one body; a union.
  2. A transitory association of animals of the same species in which members join forces against another animal or animals to defend against an attack or gain access to a resource.
  3. A long-term cooperative alliance among a small number of male lions or cheetahs, especially to gain access to females or territory.
syndicate
The office, position, or jurisdiction of a syndic or body of syndics.
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  1. The office, position, or jurisdiction of a syndic or body of syndics.
  2. A company consisting of a number of separate newspapers; a newspaper chain.
  3. Any group organized to further some undertaking
fellowship
The status or position of one who is awarded such a grant.
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  1. The status or position of one who is awarded such a grant.
  2. A group of people with the same interests; company; brotherhood
  3. The companionship of individuals in a congenial atmosphere and on equal terms:
lodge
The group living in such a dwelling.
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  1. The group living in such a dwelling.
  2. A small house, esp. one for a servant or one for use during a special season
  3. A small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper.
brotherhood
A belief in, or feeling of, unity and cooperation among men or among all people
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  1. A belief in, or feeling of, unity and cooperation among men or among all people
  2. The state or relationship of being brothers.
  3. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood.
concord
A wine made from this grape
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  1. A wine made from this grape
  2. A large, dark-blue, cultivated variety of fox grape, used esp. for making juice and jelly
  3. (Grammar) Agreement between words in person, number, gender, or case.
confederacy
People, groups, nations, or states united for some common purpose
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  1. People, groups, nations, or states united for some common purpose
  2. A group of people who have united for unlawful practices; a conspiracy.
  3. A league or alliance formed by such a union; federation or confederation
affiliation
An affiliating or being affiliated; connection, as with an organization, club, etc.
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  1. An affiliating or being affiliated; connection, as with an organization, club, etc.
body
Anything having real or material substance or form; any physical or perceptible object
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  1. Anything having real or material substance or form; any physical or perceptible object
  2. A group of individuals regarded as an entity; a corporation.
  3. A number of persons, concepts, or things regarded as a group:
band
(--- Canadian) An aboriginal group officially recognized as an organized unit by the Canadian government.
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  1. (--- Canadian) An aboriginal group officially recognized as an organized unit by the Canadian government.
  2. A group of musicians who perform as an ensemble.
  3. A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together:
sodality
An association or brotherhood
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  1. An association or brotherhood
  2. A society or an association, especially a devotional or charitable society for the laity in the Roman Catholic Church.
  3. (R.C.Ch.) A lay society for devotional or charitable activity
sorority
An association or a society of women.
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  1. An association or a society of women.
  2. A chiefly social organization of women students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.
  3. A group of women or girls joined together by common interests, for fellowship, etc.
team
A group of people constituting one side in a contest or competition
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  1. A group of people constituting one side in a contest or competition
  2. A group of animals exhibited or performing together, as horses at an equestrian show.
  3. A group organized for work or activity:
squad
The smallest military tactical unit, often a subdivision of a platoon
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  1. The smallest military tactical unit, often a subdivision of a platoon
  2. Any small group of people working together
  3. A small group of soldiers assembled for inspection, duty, etc.
crew
All of a ship's personnel, usually excepting the officers
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  1. All of a ship's personnel, usually excepting the officers
  2. On a small sailboat, the person or persons who assist the helmsman, as by handling the sails
  3. A group of people associating or classed together; company, set, gang, etc.
clique
A small exclusive group of friends or associates.
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  1. A small exclusive group of friends or associates.
  2. (Graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.
  3. A small, exclusive group of individuals; cabal
circle
A complete or recurring series, usually ending as it began; cycle; period
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  1. A complete or recurring series, usually ending as it began; cycle; period
  2. A plane figure bounded by a single curved line, every point of which is equally distant from the point at the center of the figure
  3. A series or process that finishes at its starting point or continuously repeats itself; a cycle.
set
An exclusive or select group; clique; coterie
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  1. An exclusive or select group; clique; coterie
  2. A company or group with common habits, occupation, interests, etc.
  3. A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used:
coterie
A circle of people who associate with one another.
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  1. A circle of people who associate with one another.
  2. A small, often select group of persons who associate with one another frequently.
  3. An exclusive group of people, who associate closely for a common purpose; a clique.
troupe
Any group of people working together on a shared activity.
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  1. Any group of people working together on a shared activity.
  2. A group of actors, singers, etc.; company
group
A collection of objects or figures forming a design or part of a design, as in a work of art
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  1. A collection of objects or figures forming a design or part of a design, as in a work of art
  2. An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation:
  3. (Mathematics) A set with an operation whose domain is all ordered pairs of members of the set, such that the operation is binary (operates on two elements) and associative, the set contains the identity element of the operation, and each element of the set has an inverse element for the operation. The positive and negative integers and zero form a set that is a group under the operation of ordinary addition, since zero is the identity element of addition and the negative of each integer is its inverse. Groups are used extensively in quantum physics and chemistry to model phenomena involving symmetry and invariance.
constitution
The physical makeup of a person:
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  1. The physical makeup of a person:
  2. The way in which a government, state, society, etc. is organized
  3. The system of fundamental laws and principles of a government, state, society, corporation, etc., written or unwritten
creation
The divine act by which, according to various religious and philosophical traditions, the world was brought into existence.
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  1. The divine act by which, according to various religious and philosophical traditions, the world was brought into existence.
  2. A creating or being created
  3. The fact or state of having been created.
establishment
The condition or fact of being established.
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  1. The condition or fact of being established.
  2. An arranged order or system, especially a legal code.
  3. An establishing or being established
foundation
An institution maintained by such a fund
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  1. An institution maintained by such a fund
  2. The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance.
  3. Foundation garment
institution
The act of instituting:
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  1. The act of instituting:
  2. An established law, custom, practice, system, etc.
  3. An instituting or being instituted; establishment
origination
(Countable) The act of bringing something into existence.
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  1. (Countable) The act of bringing something into existence.
start-up
One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.
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  1. One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.
  2. A new business venture
  3. The act or process of starting a process or machine.
arrangement
(Music) Adaptation of a composition to other instruments or voices than those for which it was originally written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
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  1. (Music) Adaptation of a composition to other instruments or voices than those for which it was originally written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
  2. A collection of things that have been arranged:
  3. Something made by arranging parts in a particular way
classification
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
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  1. The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
  2. The systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them. Organisms are normally classified by observed similarities in their body and cell structure or by evolutionary relationships based on the analysis of sequences of their DNA.
  3. The act, process, or result of classifying.
disposal
A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
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  1. A particular method of attending to or settling matters.
  2. Arrangement in a particular order
  3. A particular order, distribution, or placement:
disposition
The power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
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  1. The power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control
  2. The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose:
  3. A putting in order or being put in order; arrangement
distribution
The process of distributing or the condition of being distributed, especially:
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  1. The process of distributing or the condition of being distributed, especially:
  2. The result of distributing; arrangement
  3. A characterization of the occurrence of the actual unique values in a set of data (as in a frequency distribution) or of the theoretical unique values of a random variable (as in a probability distribution).
formation
(Geology) A primary unit in the mapping of rock strata, consisting of a set of contemporaneous rocks having the same characteristics and origin.
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  1. (Geology) A primary unit in the mapping of rock strata, consisting of a set of contemporaneous rocks having the same characteristics and origin.
  2. (Geol.) A rock unit distinguished from adjacent deposits by some common character, as composition, origin, type of fossil, etc.
  3. The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
grouping
The action of the verb to group.
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  1. The action of the verb to group.
  2. The act or process of uniting into groups.
  3. A group of persons or things, esp. one assembled for some common purpose or function
layout
The manner in which anything is laid out; arrangement; specif., the plan or makeup of a newspaper, book page, advertisement, etc.
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  1. The manner in which anything is laid out; arrangement; specif., the plan or makeup of a newspaper, book page, advertisement, etc.
  2. An arrangement or plan, especially the schematic arrangement of parts or areas:
  3. (Publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.
lineup
An arrangement of persons or things in or as in a line
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  1. An arrangement of persons or things in or as in a line
  2. A procedure in which the police show a witness a suspect and several other individuals to see whether the witness can distinguish the suspect from other individuals not involved in the crime. A procedure in which the police show a witness a suspect and several other individuals to see whether the witness can distinguish the suspect from other individuals not involved in the crime.
  3. (--- Sports) A list of the players, often including their numbers and positions, who participate in a game; esp., in baseball, a list of the players in the exact order in which they will bat
order
A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
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  1. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  2. A style of building:
  3. A sequence or arrangement of successive things:
placement
A location or position.
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  1. A location or position.
  2. The act of matching a person with a job
  3. Location or arrangement
sequence
A continuous or related series, often of uniform things
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  1. A continuous or related series, often of uniform things
  2. (Biochem.) The linear order of bases in a nucleic acid or of amino acids in a protein
  3. An order of succession; an arrangement.
method
The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge:
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  1. The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge:
  2. A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something:
  3. Regularity and orderliness in action, thought, or expression; system in doing things or handling ideas
order
The established system of social organization:
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  1. The established system of social organization:
  2. A sequence or arrangement of successive things:
  3. A fixed or definite plan; system; law of arrangement
pattern
A composite of traits or features characteristic of an individual or a group:
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  1. A composite of traits or features characteristic of an individual or a group:
  2. A consistent, characteristic form, style, or method, as:
  3. A model or plan used as a guide in making things; set of forms to the shape of which material is cut for assembly into the finished article
plan
A proposed or intended course of action:
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  1. A proposed or intended course of action:
  2. A program or policy stipulating a service or benefit:
  3. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline:
system
A method or plan of classification or arrangement
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  1. A method or plan of classification or arrangement
  2. An organized and coordinated method; a procedure:
  3. The prevailing social order; the establishment. Used with the :
systemization
Systematization
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  1. Systematization
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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
The building, room, or other facility used for the meetings of an organized group.
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  1. The building, room, or other facility used for the meetings of an organized group.
  2. A group of people organized for a common purpose, especially a group that meets regularly:
  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
The financial grant made to a fellow in a college or university.
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  1. The financial grant made to a fellow in a college or university.
  2. Companionship; friendly association
  3. The companionship of individuals in a congenial atmosphere and on equal terms:
fraternity
A group of men (or, sometimes, men and women) joined together by common interests, for fellowship, etc.; specif., a Greek-letter college organization
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  1. A group of men (or, sometimes, men and women) joined together by common interests, for fellowship, etc.; specif., a Greek-letter college organization
  2. The state or quality of being brothers; fraternal relationship or spirit; brotherliness
  3. A social organization at a college or university, traditionally consisting of male students and designated by Greek letters.
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
(Sports) An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves.
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  1. (Sports) An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves.
  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:
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.
alliance
A formal agreement establishing such an association, especially an international treaty of friendship.
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  1. A formal agreement establishing such an association, especially an international treaty of friendship.
  2. A close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes:
  3. An allying or being allied; specif., a union or joining, as of families by marriage
anschluss
Political or economic union; specif., the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938
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  1. Political or economic union; specif., the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938
bloc
A group of legislators who, without regard to party affiliation, act together to advance some common interest of their constituents
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  1. A group of legislators who, without regard to party affiliation, act together to advance some common interest of their constituents
  2. An alliance, often temporary, of political parties in a legislature
  3. (Canada, politics) Bloc Québécois
cartel
A political bloc in certain European countries
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  1. A political bloc in certain European countries
  2. An official agreement between governments at war, especially one concerning the exchange of prisoners.
  3. An association of industrialists, business firms, etc. for establishing a national or international monopoly by price fixing, ownership of controlling stock, etc.; trust
coalition
A long-term cooperative alliance among a small number of male lions or cheetahs, especially to gain access to females or territory.
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  1. A long-term cooperative alliance among a small number of male lions or cheetahs, especially to gain access to females or territory.
  2. An alliance of factions, nations, etc., for some specific purpose, as of political parties in times of national emergency
  3. A combination; union
confederacy
People, groups, nations, or states united for some common purpose
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  1. People, groups, nations, or states united for some common purpose
  2. A group of people who have united for unlawful practices; a conspiracy.
  3. A league or alliance formed by such a union; federation or confederation
confederation
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.
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  1. 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.
  2. In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
  3. Federal union of all the Canadian provinces and territories.
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.
league
A square league.
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  1. A square league.
  2. A class or level of competition:
  3. An association or alliance of individuals, groups, or nations formed by such a covenant
union
A set whose members belong to at least one of a group of two or more given sets. The union of the sets {1,2,3} and {3,4,5} is the set {1,2,3,4,5}, and the union of the sets {6,7} and {11,12,13} is the set {6,7,11,12,13}. The symbol for union is .
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  1. A set whose members belong to at least one of a group of two or more given sets. The union of the sets {1,2,3} and {3,4,5} is the set {1,2,3,4,5}, and the union of the sets {6,7} and {11,12,13} is the set {6,7,11,12,13}. The symbol for union is .
  2. An organization at a college or university that provides facilities for recreation; a student union.
  3. A labor union.
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