People engaged in a particular occupation.
synonyms: brotherhood, fraternity.
Roget 712:
party,
faction,
side,
denomination,
communion,
set,
crew,
band.
horde,
posse,
phalanx;
family,
clan,
etc.
166;
team;
tong.
council
etc.
696.
community,
body,
fellowship,
sodality,
solidarity;
confraternity;
familistere†,
familistery†;
brotherhood,
sisterhood.
knot,
gang,
clique,
ring,
circle,
group,
crowd,
in-crowd;
coterie,
club,
casino†;
machine;
Tammany,
Tammany Hall [U.S.].
corporation,
corporate body,
guild;
establishment,
company;
copartnership†,
partnership;
firm,
house;
joint concern,
joint-stock company;
cahoot,
combine [U.S.],
trust.
society,
association;
institute,
institution;
union;
trades union;
league,
syndicate,
alliance,
Verein [G.],
Bund [G.],
Zollverein [G.],
combination;
Turnverein [G.];
league offensive and defensive,
alliance offensive and defensive;
coalition;
federation;
confederation,
confederacy;
junto,
cabal,
camarilla†,
camorra†,
brigue†;
freemasonry;
party spirit
etc.
(cooperation)
709.
Confederates,
Conservatives,
Democrats,
Federalists,
Federals,
Freemason,
Knight Templar;
Kuklux,
Kuklux Klan,
KKK;
Liberals,
Luddites,
Republicans,
Socialists,
Tories,
Whigs
&c..
staff;
dramatis personae [Lat.].
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Roget 888:
friendship,
amity;
friendliness
etc.
adj.;
brotherhood,
fraternity,
sodality,
confraternity;
harmony
etc.
(concord)
714;
peace
etc.
721.
firm friendship,
staunch friendship,
intimate friendship,
familiar friendship,
bosom friendship,
cordial friendship,
tried friendship,
devoted friendship,
lasting friendship,
fast friendship,
sincere friendship,
warm friendship,
ardent friendship.
cordiality,
fraternization,
entente cordiale [Fr.],
good understanding,
rapprochement,
sympathy,
fellow-feeling,
response,
welcomeness.
affection
etc.
(love)
897;
favoritism;
good will
etc.
(benevolence)
906.
acquaintance,
familiarity,
intimacy,
intercourse,
fellowship,
knowledge of;
introduction.
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Dutch: broederschap, confrèrie, confrérie
Polish: sodalicja