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(noun.group)

{ [ arrangement, verb.body:arrange,+ ] noun.Tops:group,@ (an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement") }
{ [ straggle, adj.all:untidy^straggly,+ verb.motion:straggle1,+ verb.motion:straggle,+ ] noun.Tops:group,@ (a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers") }
{ [ array, verb.contact:array,+ ] arrangement,@ (an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order") }
{ [ classification, verb.cognition:classify1,+ verb.cognition:classify,+ ] [ categorization, verb.cognition:categorize,+ ] categorisation, arrangement,@ (a group of people or things arranged by class or category) }
{ [ dichotomy, adj.all:divided^dichotomous,+ verb.cognition:dichotomize,+ ] [ duality, adj.all:multiple^dual,+ ] classification,@ (being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture") }
{ trichotomy, classification,@ (being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses) }
{ [ clone, verb.creation:clone,+ ] clon, noun.Tops:organism,@ (a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction) }
{ kingdom, noun.Tops:group,@ (a basic group of natural objects) }
{ kingdom2, taxonomic_group,@ (the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia) }
{ subkingdom, taxonomic_group,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom) }
{ mineral_kingdom, kingdom,@ (all inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms) }
{ biological_group, noun.Tops:group,@ (a group of plants or animals) }
{ [ genotype, adj.pert:genotypic,+ adj.pert:genotypical,+ ] biological_group,@ (a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution) }
{ [ biotype, adj.pert:biotypic,+ ] genotype,@ (organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared) }
{ community2, biotic_community, noun.Tops:group,@ noun.cognition:ecology,;c ((ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other) }
{ biome, community2,@ (a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate) }
{ [ people, verb.stative:people,+ verb.change:people,+ ] noun.Tops:group,@ noun.animal:world,#m noun.communication:plural,;u ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience") }
{ peoples, people,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group; "the indigenous peoples of Australia") }
{ age_group, age_bracket, cohort2, people,@ (a group of people having approximately the same age) }
{ ancients, people,@ noun.location:Roman_Empire,;r noun.communication:plural,;u (people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)) }
{ [ aged, adj.all:old2^aged1,+ young,! ] elderly, age_group,@ (people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged") }
{ [ young, adj.all:young,+ aged,! ] youth, age_group,@ (young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt") }
{ baffled, people,@ (people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled") }
{ [ blind, verb.perception:blind1,+ verb.perception:blind,+ ] people,@ (people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group; "he spent hours reading to the blind") }
{ blood1, people,@ (people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization") }
{ [ brave, verb.stative:brave,+ timid,! ] people,@ (people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave") }
{ [ timid, brave,! ] [ cautious, adj.all:cautious,+ ] people,@ (people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid") }
{ business_people, businesspeople, people,@ noun.act:business1,;c (people who transact business (especially business executives)) }
{ community3, people,@ (a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common; "he was well known throughout the Catholic community"; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"; "they formed a community of scientists") }
{ country_people, countryfolk, folk,@ (people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics) }
{ country_people1, countryfolk1, citizenry,@ (people living in the same country; compatriots) }
{ [ damned, adj.all:cursed^damned,+ ] people,@ (people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned") }
{ [ dead, living,! ] people,@ (people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead") }
{ [ living, dead,! ] people,@ (people who are still living; "save your pity for the living") }
{ [ deaf, adj.all:deaf,+ verb.perception:deaf,+ ] people,@ (people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language") }
{ defeated, [ discomfited, adj.all:unsuccessful^discomfited,+ ] people,@ (people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated") }
{ [ disabled, adj.all:unfit1^disabled,+ ] handicapped, people,@ (people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled") }
{ the_halt, disabled,@ noun.communication:archaism,;u ((archaic) lame persons collectively; "the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind"--Luke 14:21) }
{ [ doomed, adj.all:dead1^doomed,+ ] lost, people,@ (people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice") }
{ enemy1, people,@ (any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy") }
{ episcopacy, episcopate, people,@ (the collective body of bishops) }
{ estivation, aestivation, arrangement,@ noun.plant:flower_bud,#p noun.cognition:botany,;c ((botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens) }
{ folk, [ folks1, adj.all:informal1^folksy,+ ] common_people, people,@ (people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next") }
{ gentlefolk, folk,@ (people of good family and breeding and high social status) }
{ grass_roots, folk,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity)) }
{ [ free, verb.social:free,+ ] free_people, people,@ (people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave") }
{ home_folk, folk,@ (folks from your own home town) }
{ [ homebound, adj.all:confined^homebound,+ ] people,@ (people who are confined to their homes) }
{ [ homeless, adj.all:unfortunate^homeless,+ ] poor_people,@ (poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities") }
{ [ initiate, verb.social:initiate1,+ uninitiate,! ] [ enlightened, adj.all:informed^enlightened,+ ] people,@ (people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate") }
{ [ uninitiate, adj.all:inexperienced^uninitiate,+ initiate,! ] people,@ (people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it diverts the attention of the uninitiate") }
{ mentally_retarded, retarded, developmentally_challenged, people,@ (people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded") }
{ network_army, people,@ (a group of like-minded people united by the internet; a new kind of social or political of business group that may exert broad influence on a shared concern; "a network army of software programmers contribute free software to those who want it") }
{ [ nationality, adj.pert:national2,+ adj.pert:national1,+ adj.pert:national,+ adj.all:national1,+ adj.all:national,+ ] people,@ (people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation; "immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out"; "such images define their sense of nationality") }
{ peanut_gallery, people,@ ((figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance); "he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery") }
{ pocket, people,@ (a small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance") }
{ retreated, people,@ (people who have retreated; "he had only contempt for the retreated") }
{ [ sick, adj.all:insane^sick,+ adj.all:sick1,+ verb.body:sick,+ ] people,@ (people who are sick; "they devote their lives to caring for the sick") }
{ slain, dead,@ (people who have been slain (as in battle)) }
{ tradespeople, people,@ (people engaged in trade) }
{ wounded, maimed, people,@ (people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell") }

{ social_group, noun.Tops:group,@ (people sharing some social relation) }
{ collection, aggregation, [ accumulation, verb.possession:accumulate,+ ] [ assemblage1, verb.creation:assemble,+ ] noun.Tops:group,@ (several things grouped together or considered as a whole) }
{ armamentarium, collection,@ (the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine) }
{ art_collection, collection,@ (a collection of art works) }
{ [ backlog, verb.change:backlog,+ ] collection,@ (an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)) }
{ battery1, collection,@ (a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests") }
{ block, collection,@ (a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock") }
{ book, rule_book, collection,@ (a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here") }
{ book1, collection,@ noun.act:cards,;c (a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game) }
{ bottle_collection, collection,@ (a collection of bottles; "her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window") }
{ bunch2, lot1, caboodle, collection,@ (any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle") }
{ coin_collection, collection,@ (a collection of coins) }
{ collage, collection,@ (any collection of diverse things; "a collage of memories") }
{ content, contents, collection,@ ((usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content") }
{ ensemble3, tout_ensemble, assemblage1,@ noun.act:art,;c (an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole) }
{ corpus, collection,@ (a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus") }
{ crop, collection,@ (a collection of people or things appearing together; "the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas") }
{ [ tenantry, verb.social:tenant,+ ] collection,@ (tenants of an estate considered as a group) }
{ loan_collection, art_collection,@ (a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition) }
{ findings, collection,@ (a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes) }
{ flagging, collection,@ (flagstones collectively; "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place") }
{ flinders, collection,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (bits and splinters and fragments; "it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage") }
{ pack3, collection,@ (a complete collection of similar things) }
{ disk_pack, disc_pack, pack3,@ noun.cognition:computer_science,;c ((computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device) }
{ pack_of_cards, deck_of_cards, deck, pack3,@ (a pack of 52 playing cards) }
{ hand, [ deal, verb.social:deal2,+ verb.possession:deal6,+ verb.possession:deal2,+ ] collection,@ (the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand") }
{ long_suit, collection,@ hand,#p (in a hand, the suit having the most cards) }
{ bridge_hand, hand,@ (the cards held in a game of bridge) }
{ chicane, bridge_hand,@ (a bridge hand that is void of trumps) }
{ strong_suit, long_suit,@ bridge_hand,#p (a long suit including high cards) }
{ poker_hand, hand,@ (the 5 cards held in a game of poker) }
{ royal_flush, poker_hand,@ (a poker hand with the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 all in the same suit) }
{ straight_flush, poker_hand,@ (a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit) }
{ full_house, poker_hand,@ (a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair) }
{ flush, poker_hand,@ (a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit) }
{ straight, poker_hand,@ (a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)) }
{ pair2, poker_hand,@ (a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value) }
{ herbarium, collection,@ (a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study) }
{ stamp_collection, collection,@ (a collection of stamps) }
{ statuary, collection,@ (statues collectively) }
{ Elgin_Marbles, statuary,@ (a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens) }
{ [ sum, verb.communication:sum,+ verb.social:summate,+ verb.communication:summate,+ ] [ summation, adj.all:additive^summational,+ ] sum_total, collection,@ (the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered") }
{ agglomeration, collection,@ (a jumbled collection or mass) }
{ edition, noun.Tops:group,@ (all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time; "the first edition appeared in 1920"; "it was too late for the morning edition"; "they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings") }
{ electron_shell, noun.Tops:group,@ (a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom; "the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the outermost electron shell") }
{ gimmickry, collection,@ (a collection of gimmicks) }
{ [ bunch, adj.all:concentrated^bunchy,+ verb.motion:bunch,+ verb.contact:bunch,+ ] [ clump, verb.motion:clump1,+ verb.contact:clump,+ ] [ cluster, verb.motion:cluster,+ verb.contact:cluster,+ ] [ clustering, verb.motion:cluster,+ verb.contact:cluster,+ ] agglomeration,@ (a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers") }
{ knot, bunch,@ (a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest") }
{ nuclear_club, collection,@ (the nations possessing nuclear weapons) }
{ swad, bunch,@ noun.communication:colloquialism,;u (a bunch; "a thick swad of plants") }
{ tuft, tussock, bunch,@ (a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass) }
{ wisp1, tuft,@ (a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair") }
{ ball1, clod, glob, [ lump, adj.all:uneven^lumpy,+ ] clump1, [ chunk, adj.all:unshapely^chunky,+ verb.cognition:chunk13,+ ] agglomeration,@ (a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder") }
{ gob, ball1,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm") }
{ [ clew, verb.contact:clew,+ ] ball1,@ (a ball of yarn or cord or thread) }
{ [ pile, verb.contact:pile3,+ verb.motion:pile,+ verb.contact:pile,+ ] [ heap, verb.contact:heap,+ ] mound, [ agglomerate, adj.all:collective^agglomerate,+ verb.contact:agglomerate,+ ] [ cumulation, verb.change:cumulate,+ ] [ cumulus, adj.all:concentrated^cumulous,+ verb.change:cumulate,+ ] collection,@ (a collection of objects laid on top of each other) }
{ compost_heap, compost_pile, pile,@ (a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost) }
{ [ mass2, verb.motion:mass,+ ] collection,@ (an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)) }
{ dunghill, midden, muckheap, muckhill, pile,@ (a heap of dung or refuse) }
{ logjam, mass2,@ (an immovable mass of logs blocking a river) }
{ shock1, mass2,@ (a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair") }
{ scrapheap, pile,@ (pile of discarded metal) }
{ [ shock, verb.contact:shock,+ ] pile,@ (a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock") }
{ slagheap, pile,@ (pile of waste matter from coal mining etc) }
{ [ stack, verb.contact:stack,+ verb.contact:stack1,+ ] pile,@ (an orderly pile) }
{ haystack, hayrick, [ rick, verb.contact:rick,+ ] stack,@ (a stack of hay) }
{ haycock, haystack,@ (a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick) }
{ pyre, funeral_pyre, pile,@ (wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite) }
{ woodpile, pile,@ (a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel) }
{ [ combination, verb.contact:combine3,+ verb.change:combine2,+ verb.change:combine,+ ] collection,@ (a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities) }
{ [ amalgam, verb.contact:amalgamate,+ ] combination,@ (a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas") }
{ color_scheme, colour_scheme, combination,@ (a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator") }
{ [ complexion, verb.stative:complect,+ ] combination,@ (a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels") }
{ [ combination3, adj.all:integrative^combinatorial,+ verb.social:combine,+ verb.contact:combine3,+ ] alliance,@ noun.cognition:politics,;c (an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)) }
{ combination_in_restraint_of_trade, combination3,@ noun.group:law,;c noun.location:US,;r ((law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)) }
{ body, social_group,@ (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body") }
{ public1, body,@ (a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public") }
{ world1, domain, class1,@ (people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world") }
{ [ society, adj.pert:societal,+ ] social_group,@ (an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization) }
{ [ migration, verb.motion:migrate,+ ] people,@ (a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)) }
{ minority, social_group,@ (a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part) }
{ sector, social_group,@ society,#p economy,#p (a social group that forms part of the society or the economy; "the public sector") }
{ business2, business_sector, sector,@ noun.act:business1,;c (business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree") }
{ big_business, business2,@ (commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies; "big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to regulate it effectively") }
{ ethnic_group, ethnos, noun.Tops:group,@ (people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture) }
{ ethnic_minority, ethnic_group,@ (a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population) }
{ [ race, adj.pert:racial,+ ] noun.Tops:group,@ (people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings") }
{ master_race, Herrenvolk, race,@ (a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others) }
{ interest, interest_group, social_group,@ noun.communication:plural,;u ((usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production") }
{ special_interest, special-interest_group, special_interest_group, advocacy_group, lobby_group, [ lobby, noun.person:lobbyist,+ verb.social:lobby,+ ] pressure_group, third_house, interest,@ political_unit,@ (an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying) }
{ vested_interest, interest,@ (groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit) }
{ military-industrial_complex, vested_interest,@ (a country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment; "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex"--Dwight David Eisenhower) }
{ [ kin, adj.all:related1^kin,+ noun.relation:kinship,+ ] kin_group, kinship_group, [ kindred, adj.all:related1^kindred,+ ] clan, [ tribe2, adj.pert:tribal,+ ] social_group,@ (group of people related by blood or marriage) }
{ mishpocha, mishpachah, kin,@ noun.communication:Yiddish,;c ((Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); "she invited the whole mishpocha") } 
{ kith, social_group,@ (your friends and acquaintances; "all his kith and kin") }
{ [ family, adj.pert:familial,+ ] family_unit, kin,@ (primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family") }
{ family1, family_line, folk2, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry, lineage,@ (people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower") }
{ folks, kin,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day") }
{ people2, family1,@ (members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?") }
{ homefolk, family1,@ (the people of your home locality (especially your own family); "he wrote his homefolk every day") }
{ house, family1,@ (aristocratic family line; "the House of York") }
{ [ dynasty, adj.pert:dynastic,+ ] family1,@ (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family) }
{ name, gens, family1,@ (family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name") }
{ [ feudalism, adj.pert:feudal,+ adj.pert:feudalistic,+ verb.change:feudalize,+ ] feudal_system, social_organization,@ (the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war) }
{ [ patriarchy, adj.all:patriarchal^patriarchic,+ adj.all:patriarchal,+ ] patriarchate, social_organization,@ (a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line) }
{ [ matriarchy, adj.all:matriarchal,+ ] matriarchate, social_organization,@ (a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line) }
{ [ meritocracy, adj.pert:meritocratic,+ ] social_organization,@ (a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects) }
{ building, gathering,@ (the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise") }
{ broken_home, family2,@ (a family in which the parents have separated or divorced) }
{ nuclear_family, conjugal_family, family2,@ (a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner) }
{ extended_family, family2,@ (a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives) }
{ foster_family, family2,@ (the family of a fosterling) }
{ foster_home, family2,@ (a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)) }
{ [ class1, verb.cognition:classify1,+ verb.cognition:classify,+ ] stratum, social_class, socio-economic_class, people,@ society,#p class_structure,#m (people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class") }
{ age_class, class1,@ (people in the same age range) }
{ fringe, social_group,@ (a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times") }
{ [ gathering, verb.social:gather2,+ verb.social:gather,+ ] [ assemblage, verb.social:assemble3,+ verb.social:assemble,+ ] social_group,@ (a group of persons together in one place) }
{ bee, social_gathering,@ (a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions) }
{ carload, gathering,@ (a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile) }
{ [ congregation1, verb.motion:congregate,+ ] collection,@ (an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over") }
{ contingent1, gathering,@ (a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics") }
{ floor, gathering,@ (the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat") }
{ love_feast, social_gathering,@ (a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants) }
{ quilting_bee, bee,@ (a gathering to make quilts) }
{ [ pair, verb.contact:pair,+ verb.contact:pair1,+ verb.social:pair,+ ] gathering,@ (two people considered as a unit) }
{ hit_parade, collection,@ (a collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind) }
{ Judaica, collection,@ (materials relating to Judaism) }
{ kludge, collection,@ noun.act:programming,;c (a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)) }
{ library1, program_library, subroutine_library, collection,@ noun.act:programming,;c ((computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use) }
{ library, collection,@ (a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing) }
{ [ bibliotheca, adj.pert:bibliothecarial,+ adj.pert:bibliothecal,+ ] library,@ (a collection of books) }
{ public_library, library,@ (a nonprofit library maintained for public use) }
{ rental_collection, library,@ (a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee) }
{ [ mythology, adj.all:unreal^mythologic,+ adj.all:unreal^mythological,+ noun.person:mythologist,+ verb.change:mythologize,+ ] collection,@ (myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person) }
{ classical_mythology, mythology,@ (the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks) }
{ Greek_mythology, classical_mythology,@ (the mythology of the ancient Greeks) }
{ Roman_mythology, classical_mythology,@ (the mythology of the ancient Romans) }
{ Norse_mythology, mythology,@ noun.location:Germany,;r (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity) }
{ Nag_Hammadi, Nag_Hammadi_Library, collection,@i (a collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism) }
{ singleton, set,@ (a set containing a single member) }
{ [ pair1, verb.contact:pair4,+ verb.contact:pair1,+ ] brace, set,@ (a set of two similar things considered as a unit) }
{ [ team1, noun.person:teamster2,+ ] animal_group,@ (two or more draft animals that work together to pull something) }
{ relay1, team1,@ (a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals) }
{ [ couple, verb.social:couple,+ ] twosome, duo, duet, pair,@ (a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome") }
{ trilogy, triad1,@ (a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme) }
{ room, gathering,@ (the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering") }
{ trio, threesome, triad, trinity, gathering,@ (three people considered as a unit) }
{ trio1, triad1, triplet1, triple, set,@ (a set of three similar things considered as a unit) }
{ trip_wire, military_unit,@ military,;c (a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces) }
{ Trimurti, trio1,@i (the triad of divinities of later Hinduism) }
{ triplicity, trigon, trio1,@ noun.cognition:astrology,;c ((astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees) }
{ triumvirate, trio,@ (a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority) }
{ troika, triumvirate,@ (a modern Russian triumvirate) }
{ [ turnout, verb.social:turn_out3,+ ] gathering,@ (the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting") }
{ quartet, quartette, foursome, gathering,@ (four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.") }
{ quintet, quintette, fivesome, gathering,@ (five people considered as a unit) }
{ sextet, sextette, sixsome, gathering,@ (six people considered as a unit) }
{ septet, septette, sevensome, gathering,@ (seven people considered as a unit) }
{ octet, octette, eightsome, gathering,@ (eight people considered as a unit) }
{ quadrumvirate, quartet,@ (a group of four men) }
{ quartet1, quartette1, quadruplet, quadruple, set,@ (a set of four similar things considered as a unit) }
{ quintet1, quintette1, quintuplet, quintuple, set,@ (a set of five similar things considered as a unit) }
{ sextet1, sextette1, sestet1, set,@ (a set of six similar things considered as a unit) }
{ septet1, septette1, set,@ (a set of seven similar things considered as a unit) }
{ octet1, octette1, set,@ (a set of eight similar things considered as a unit) }
{ Tweedledum_and_Tweedledee, Tweedledee_and_Tweedledum, pair1,@ (any two people who are hard to tell apart) }
{ [ couple1, verb.contact:couple,+ ] mates, [ match, verb.contact:match10,+ verb.contact:match8,+ ] family,@ (a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago") }
{ power_couple, couple1,@ (a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential) }
{ DINK, couple1,@ noun.communication:acronym,;u (a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)) }
{ marriage, married_couple, man_and_wife, family,@ (two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love") }
{ Bronte_sisters, family,@i (a 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels) }
{ Marx_Brothers, family,@i (a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor) }
{ same-sex_marriage, couple,@ (two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated") }
{ mixed_marriage, marriage,@ (marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove") }
{ [ association1, verb.social:associate,+ ] noun.Tops:group,@ noun.cognition:ecology,;c ((ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species) }
{ antibiosis, association1,@ (an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another) }
{ [ brood, verb.body:brood,+ ] animal_group,@ (the young of an animal cared for at one time) }
{ flock, animal_group,@ (a group of birds) }
{ flock1, fold1, animal_group,@ (a group of sheep or goats) }
{ flock2, congregation,@ (a church congregation guided by a pastor) }
{ [ congregation, verb.motion:congregate,+ ] fold, faithful, social_group,@ denomination,#m (a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church) }
{ bevy, flock,@ (a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground); "we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks") }
{ covert, flock,@ (a flock of coots) }
{ covey, flock,@ (a small flock of grouse or partridge) }
{ exaltation, flock,@ (a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead)) }
{ [ gaggle, verb.communication:gaggle,+ ] flock,@ (a flock of geese) }
{ wisp, flock,@ (a flock of snipe) }
{ clade, biological_group,@ (a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor) }
{ taxonomic_group, taxonomic_category, taxon, biological_group,@ (animal or plant group having natural relations) }
{ biota, [ biology, adj.pert:biological,+ ] collection,@ (all the plant and animal life of a particular region) }
{ [ fauna, flora,! ] zoology, collection,@ biota,#m (all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch") }
{ petting_zoo, collection,@ (a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed) }
{ [ avifauna, adj.pert:avifaunal,+ adj.pert:avifaunistic,+ ] fauna,@ (the birds of a particular region or period) }
{ wildlife, noun.Tops:life,@ (all living things (except people) that are undomesticated; "chemicals could kill all the wildlife") }
{ animal_group, biological_group,@ fauna,#m (a group of animals) }
{ [ herd, verb.stative:herd,+ ] animal_group,@ (a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans) }
{ [ herd1, verb.stative:herd,+ ] animal_group,@ (a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra) }
{ gam, herd1,@ (a herd of whales) }
{ remuda, herd,@ (the herd of horses from which those to be used the next day are chosen) }
{ pack, animal_group,@ (a group of hunting animals) }
{ wolf_pack, pack,@ (a group of wolves hunting together) }
{ pod, animal_group,@ (a group of aquatic mammals) }
{ pride, animal_group,@ (a group of lions) }
{ clowder, animal_group,@ (a group of cats) }
{ [ school1, verb.motion:school,+ ] shoal, animal_group,@ (a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by") }
{ caste, animal_group,@ colony1,#p noun.cognition:entomology,;c (in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony) }
{ [ colony1, adj.pert:colonial1,+ ] biological_group,@ (a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together) }
{ colony2, animal_group,@ noun.cognition:microbiology,;c ((microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell) }
{ [ swarm, verb.stative:swarm,+ ] cloud, noun.Tops:group,@ (a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores") }
{ [ infestation, verb.stative:infest2,+ verb.motion:infest,+ ] [ plague, verb.weather:plague,+ ] swarm,@ (a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers") }
{ warren, animal_group,@ (a colony of rabbits) }
{ set, collection,@ (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth") }
{ chess_set, set,@ (checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess) }
{ manicure_set, set,@ (a set of implements used to manicure) }
{ Victoriana, collection,@ (collection of materials of or characteristic of the Victorian era) }
{ [ class, verb.cognition:classify1,+ verb.cognition:class,+ verb.cognition:classify,+ ] [ category, adj.pert:categorial,+ adj.pert:categorical,+ adj.pert:categoric,+ verb.cognition:categorize,+ ] family4, collection,@ (a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents") }
{ brass_family, class,@ noun.communication:music,;c ((music) the family of brass instruments) }
{ violin_family, class,@ noun.communication:music,;c ((music) the family of bowed stringed instruments) }
{ woodwind_family, class,@ noun.communication:music,;c ((music) the family of woodwind instruments) }
{ [ stamp, verb.cognition:stamp,+ verb.perception:stamp,+ ] class,@ (a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed") }
{ union3, sum1, join, set,@ (a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B") }
{ direct_sum, union3,@ (a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets) }
{ intersection, product, Cartesian_product, set,@ (the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things") }
{ [ sex, verb.cognition:sex,+ ] category,@ (either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; "the war between the sexes") }
{ field2, set,@ (all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event) }
{ field1, set,@ noun.act:horse_racing,;c (all of the horses in a particular horse race) }
{ set2, noun.Tops:abstraction,@ noun.cognition:math,;c ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite") }
{ domain1, domain_of_a_function, set2,@ noun.cognition:mathematics,;c ((mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined) }
{ image, [ range1, verb.stative:range1,+ ] range_of_a_function, set2,@ noun.cognition:mathematics,;c ((mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined; "the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers") }
{ universal_set, set2,@ noun.cognition:math,;c ((mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration; "all other sets are subsets of the universal set") }
{ locus, set2,@ (the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle") }
{ subgroup, noun.Tops:group,@ (a distinct and often subordinate group within a group) }
{ subset, set2,@ (a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set) }
{ null_set, set2,@ (a set that is empty; a set with no members) }
{ Mandelbrot_set, set2,@ (a set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted; the set of all points in the complex plane that are bounded under a certain mathematical iteration) }
{ mathematical_space, topological_space, noun.Tops:space,@ set2,@ noun.cognition:math,;c ((mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional") }
{ broadcasting_company, company1,@ (a company that manages tv or radio stations) }
{ bureau_de_change, company1,@ noun.location:France,;r ((French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money) }
{ car_company, auto_company, company1,@ (a company that makes and sells automobiles) }
{ [ dot-com, adj.pert:dot-com,+ ] dot_com, dot_com_company, company1,@ (a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com') }
{ drug_company, pharmaceutical_company, pharma, company1,@ (a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals) }
{ East_India_Company, company1,@ (an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the 18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after the Indian Mutiny) }
{ electronics_company, company1,@ electronics_industry,#m (a company that makes and sells electronic instruments) }
{ film_company, company1,@ (a company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies) }
{ indie1, film_company,@ (an independent film company not associated with an established studio) }
{ food_company, company1,@ (a company that processes and sells food) }
{ furniture_company, company1,@ (a company that sells furniture) }
{ mining_company, company1,@ (a company that owns and manages mines) }
{ shipping_company, company1,@ (a company that provides shipping services) }
{ steel_company, company1,@ (a company that makes and sells steel) }
{ subsidiary_company, [ subsidiary, adj.all:secondary1^subsidiary,+ ] company1,@ (a company that is completely controlled by another company) }
{ transportation_company, company1,@ (a company providing transportation) }
{ trucking_company, shipping_company,@ trucking_industry,#m (a company that ships goods or possessions by truck) }
{ subspace, mathematical_space,@ (a space that is contained within another space) }
{ null_space, mathematical_space,@ (a space that contains no points; and empty space) }
{ manifold, mathematical_space,@ (a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions) }
{ metric_space, mathematical_space,@ (a set of points such that for every pair of points there is a nonnegative real number called their distance that is symmetric and satisfies the triangle inequality) }
{ Euclidean_space, metric_space,@ (a space in which Euclid's axioms and definitions apply; a metric space that is linear and finite-dimensional) }
{ Hilbert_space, metric_space,@ (a metric space that is linear and complete and (usually) infinite-dimensional) }
{ field, set2,@ noun.cognition:math,;c ((mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1; "the set of all rational numbers is a field") }
{ field3, set,@ noun.cognition:computer_science,;c ((computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information) }
{ bit_field, field3,@ noun.cognition:computer_science,;c (a field containing only binary characters) }
{ scalar_field, field,@ (a field of scalars) }
{ solution, root, set2,@ (the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation) }
{ [ bracket, verb.cognition:bracket,+ ] set,@ (a category falling within certain defined limits) }
{ income_bracket, tax_bracket, income_tax_bracket, bracket,@ (a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income) }
{ price_bracket, bracket,@ (a category of merchandise based on their price) }
{ [ declension, verb.communication:decline1,+ ] class,@ (a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin") }
{ [ conjugation1, verb.communication:conjugate,+ ] class,@ (a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms) }
{ [ conjugation2, verb.communication:conjugate,+ ] set,@ (the complete set of inflected forms of a verb) }
{ [ denomination1, verb.communication:denominate,+ ] class,@ (a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money; "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations") }
{ histocompatibility_complex, class,@ (a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response) }
{ job_lot, collection,@ (a miscellaneous collection of things sold together) }
{ suite1, set,@ (a matching set of furniture) }
{ bedroom_suite, bedroom_set, suite1,@ (a suite of furniture for the bedroom) }
{ dining-room_suite, dining-room_set, dining_room_suite, dining_room_set, suite1,@ (a suite of furniture for the dining room) }
{ livingroom_suite, livingroom_set, living-room_suite, living-room_set, living_room_suite, living_room_set, suite1,@ (a suite of furniture for the living room) }
{ [ package, verb.contact:package,+ verb.contact:pack,+ ] [ bundle, verb.contact:bundle3,+ verb.contact:bundle,+ ] packet, [ parcel, verb.contact:parcel,+ ] collection,@ (a collection of things wrapped or boxed together) }
{ wisp2, package,@ (a small bundle of straw or hay) }
{ [ organization, verb.social:organize2,+ verb.social:organize1,+ verb.creation:organize,+ ] [ organisation, verb.social:organise2,+ verb.social:organise1,+ verb.creation:organise,+ ] social_group,@ (a group of people who work together) }
{ International_Olympic_Committee, IOC, I.O.C., organization,@ (organization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic Games) }
{ adhocracy, organization,@ (an organization with little or no structure; "the choice between bureaucracy and adhocracy represents a common dilemma"; "the need for informational flexibility can lead to adhocracy") }
{ [ affiliate, verb.social:affiliate,+ ] organization,@ (a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates") }
{ [ bureaucracy2, adj.pert:bureaucratic,+ ] organization,@ (any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape) }
{ nongovernmental_organization, NGO, organization,@ (an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government) }
{ Alcoholics_Anonymous, AA, nongovernmental_organization,@ (an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism) }
{ Abu_Hafs_al-Masri_Brigades, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c (a terrorist group that has worked with Al Qaeda; claimed responsibility for attacks in Iraq and Turkey) }
{ Abu_Sayyaf, Bearer_of_the_Sword, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Philippines,;r (a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives") }
{ Aksa_Martyrs_Brigades, al-Aksa_Martyrs_Brigades, Martyrs_of_al-Aqsa, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:West_Bank,;r (a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002) }
{ Alex_Boncayao_Brigade, ABB, Revolutionary_Proletarian_Army, RPA-ABB, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Philippines,;r (an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s) }
{ al-Fatah, Fatah, al-Asifa, political_movement,@i terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c Palestine_Liberation_Organization,#m noun.location:Israel,;r noun.location:Jordan,;r noun.location:Palestine1,;r (a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s") }
{ al-Gama'a_al-Islamiyya, Islamic_Group, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Egypt,;r (a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails; "al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule") }
{ al_Itihaad_al_Islamiya, al-Itihaad_al-Islamiya, Islamic_Unity, AIAI, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Somalia,;r (a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries) }
{ al-Jihad, Egyptian_Islamic_Jihad, Islamic_Jihad, Vanguards_of_Conquest, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Egypt,;r (an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells; "the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981") }
{ al-Ma'unah, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Malaysia,;r (a radical insurgent Islamist group consisting of disaffected middle-class professionals in Malaysia who want to overthrow the government by violent means and set up an Islamic state) }
{ al-Muhajiroun, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:United_Kingdom,;r (a hard-line extremist Islamic group in Great Britain who support bin Laden and other terrorist groups) }
{ Al_Nathir, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Palestine1,;r (a Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat) }
{ al-Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, al-Qaida, al_Qaeda, al_Qaida, Base, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Afghanistan,;r noun.location:Pakistan,;r (a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries) }
{ al-Rashid_Trust, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Pakistan,;r (a terrorist group organized in 1996 after the Taliban took over Afghanistan and part of Osama bin Laden's international system; provides financial support for the Taliban and al-Qaeda and Jaish-i-Mohammed and assists Muslim militants around the world; established a network of madrasas and mosques in Afghanistan) }
{ al_Sunna_Wal_Jamma, Followers_of_the_Prophet, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Nigeria,;r (a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks) }
{ al-Tawhid, Al_Tawhid, Divine_Unity, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Germany,;r (an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons) }
{ al-Ummah, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:India,;r (a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998) }
{ Ansar_al_Islam, Ansar_al-Islam, Supporters_of_Islam, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Iraq,;r (a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein) }
{ Armata_Corsa, Corsican_Army, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Corsica,;r (a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks of Armata Corsa are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica") }
{ Armed_Islamic_Group, GIA, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Algeria,;r (a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state; "the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres") }
{ Armenian_Secret_Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Armenia, ASALA, Orly_Group, 3rd_October_Organization, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Armenia,;r (a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people") }
{ Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Rwanda, ALIR, Former_Armed_Forces, FAR, Interahamwe, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Rwanda,;r (a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists") }
{ Asbat_al-Ansar, Band_of_Partisans, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Lebanon,;r (an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda) }
{ Aum_Shinrikyo, Aum, Supreme_Truth, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Japan,;r (a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train") }
{ Baader_Meinhof_Gang, Baader-Meinhof_Gang, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Germany,;r (a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977) }
{ Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, ETA, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Spain,;r (a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials") }
{ Black_September_Movement, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Jordan,;r (a former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes) }
{ Chukaku-Ha, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Japan,;r (an ultra-leftist militant group founded in 1957 from the breakup of the Japanese Communist Party; includes a covert action wing; "Chukaku-Ha attacks tend to cause property damage rather than casualties") }
{ Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army, CIRA, Continuity_Army_Council, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Ireland1,;r (a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein) }
{ Democratic_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine, DFLP, Popular_Democratic_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine, PDFLP, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Palestine1,;r (a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren") }
{ East_Turkistan_Islamic_Movement, East_Turkestan_Islamic_Movement, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Xinjiang,;r (a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression) } 
{ Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Fatah-RC, Abu_Nidal_Organization, ANO, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Black_September, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Lebanon,;r noun.location:Iraq,;r noun.location:Libya,;r noun.location:Palestine1,;r (a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group") }
{ Fatah_Tanzim, Tanzim, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Israel,;r (a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership) }
{ First_of_October_Antifascist_Resistance_Group, GRAPO, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Spain,;r (an armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain; seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it with a Marxist-Leninist regime; "GRAPO is vehemently opposed to the United States") }
{ Force_17", terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Lebanon,;r (formed in 1972 as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders; became one of PLO's elite units; has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets) }
{ Forces_of_Umar_Al-Mukhtar, Umar_al-Mukhtar_Forces, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Palestine1,;r (a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights) }
{ Greenpeace, nongovernmental_organization,@i (an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species) }
{ Hamas, Islamic_Resistance_Movement, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c (a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing) }
{ Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami, Harakat_ul-Jihad-I-Islami, HUJI, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Kashmir,;r (an extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan) }
{ Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat_ul-Ansar, HUA, Harkat_ul-Mujahedeen, Al_Faran, Movement_of_Holy_Warriors, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Pakistan,;r (an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan) }
{ Hizballah, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Lebanese_Hizballah, Party_of_God, Islamic_Jihad1, Islamic_Jihad_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine, Revolutionary_Justice_Organization, Organization_of_the_Oppressed_on_Earth, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Lebanon,;r (a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon) }
{ Hizb_ut-Tahrir, Freedom_Party, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.object:Asia,;r (the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state) }
{ International_Islamic_Front_for_Jihad_against_Jews_and_Crusaders, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c (a terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in 1998 that provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and Bangladesh) }
{ Irish_National_Liberation_Army, INLA, People's_Liberation_Army, People's_Republican_Army, Catholic_Reaction_Force, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Ireland1,;r (a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland) }
{ Irish_Republican_Army, IRA, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, Provisional_IRA, Provos, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Ireland1,;r (a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland) }
{ Islamic_Army_of_Aden, IAA, Islamic_Army_of_Aden-Abyan, Aden-Abyan_Islamic_Army, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Yemen,;r (Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen) }
{ Islamic_Great_Eastern_Raiders-Front, IBDA-C, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Turkey,;r (a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO) }
{ Islamic_Group_of_Uzbekistan, IMU, Islamic_Party_of_Turkestan, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Uzbekistan,;r (a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries) }
{ Jaish-i-Mohammed, Jaish-e-Muhammad, JEM, Army_of_Muhammad, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Pakistan,;r (a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings) }
{ Jamaat_ul-Fuqra, Fuqra, Tanzimul_Fuqra, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Pakistan,;r (an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North America and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics) }
{ Japanese_Red_Army, JRA, Anti-Imperialist_International_Brigade, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Japan,;r (a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel") }
{ Jayshullah, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Azerbaijan,;r (an indigenous Islamic terrorist group in Azerbaijan that attempted to bomb the United States embassy in 1999) }
{ Jemaah_Islamiyah, JI, Islamic_Group1, Islamic_Community, Malaysian_Mujahidin_Group, Malaysia_Militant_Group, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Malaysia,;r (a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia) }
{ Jerusalem_Warriors, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Turkey,;r (ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991) }
{ Jund-ul-Islam, Soldiers_of_God, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Kurdistan,;r (an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda) }
{ Kahane_Chai, Kach, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Israel,;r (a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel) }
{ Kaplan_Group, Association_of_Islamic_Groups_and_Communities, Caliphate_State, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Germany,;r (a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran) }
{ Khmer_Rouge, KR, Party_of_Democratic_Kampuchea, Communist_Party_of_Kampuchea, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Cambodia,;r (a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999) }
{ Ku_Klux_Klan, Klan, KKK, secret_society,@i terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:South1,;r (a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people) }
{ klavern, unit,@ Ku_Klux_Klan,#m noun.act:terrorism,;c (a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan) }
{ Kurdistan_Workers_Party, Kurdistan_Labor_Pary, Partiya_Karkeran_Kurdistan, PPK, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Turkey,;r (a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey) }
{ Contras, guerrilla_force,@i (a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States) }
{ Pesh_Merga, guerrilla_force,@i (a Kurdish guerrilla force in Iraqi Kurdistan) }
{ Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, terrorist_organization,@i Sipah-e-Sahaba,#p noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Pakistan,;r (a Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba) }
{ Lashkar-e-Omar, Al_Qanoon, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Pakistan,;r (a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda) }
{ Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army_of_the_Pure, Army_of_the_Righteous, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Pakistan,;r (a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India; "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus") }
{ Laskar_Jihad, Holy_War_Warriors, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Indonesia,;r (a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam) }
{ Lautaro_Youth_Movement, Lautaro_Faction_of_the_United_Popular_Action_Movement, Lautaro_Popular_Rebel_Forces, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Chile,;r (a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths) }
{ Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam, LTTE, Tamil_Tigers, Tigers, World_Tamil_Association, World_Tamil_Movement, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Sri_Lanka,;r (a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war") }
{ Libyan_Islamic_Fighting_Group, FIG, Al-Jama'a_al-Islamiyyah_al-Muqatilah_bi-Libya, Libyan_Fighting_Group, Libyan_Islamic_Group, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Libya,;r (a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi) }
{ Lord's_Resistance_Army, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Uganda,;r (a quasi-religious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve in the army) }
{ Loyalist_Volunteer_Force, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Northern_Ireland,;r (a terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace) }
{ Maktab_al-Khidmat, MAK, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c (a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fight the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda) }
{ Manuel_Rodriquez_Patriotic_Front, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Chile,;r (a terrorist group formed in 1983 as the armed wing of the Chilean Communist Party) }
{ Moranzanist_Patriotic_Front, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Honduras,;r (a terrorist group of radical leftists formed in the late 1980s; seeks to prevent the United States from intervening in Honduran economic and political affairs) }
{ Moro_Islamic_Liberation_Front, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Philippines,;r (a terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros; have clashed with troops at United States bases) }
{ Mujahedeen_Kompak, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Indonesia,;r (a militant Islamic militia that was formed in 2005 by hardliners who split from Jemaah Islamiyah) }
{ Mujahidin-e_Khalq_Organization, MKO, MEK, People's_Mujahidin_of_Iran, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Iran,;r (a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah) }
{ National_Liberation_Army, ELN, Nestor_Paz_Zamora_Commission, CNPZ, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Bolivia,;r (a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s) }
{ National_Liberation_Army1, ELN1, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Colombia,;r (a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade; "ELN kidnappers target foreign employees of large corporations") } 
{ National_Liberation_Front_of_Corsica, FLNC, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:France,;r (a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism) }
{ New_People's_Army, NPA, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Philippines,;r (a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines) }
{ Orange_Order, Association_of_Orangemen, organization,@ noun.location:Northern_Ireland,;r (a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland) }
{ Orange_Group, OV, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Northern_Ireland,;r (a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland) }
{ Palestine_Islamic_Jihad, Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad, PIJ, Harakat_al-Jihad_al-Islami_al-Filastini, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Palestine1,;r (a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas) }
{ Palestine_Liberation_Front, PLF, Jabat_al-Tahrir_al-Filistiniyyah, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Lebanon,;r (a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border) }
{ Palestinian_Hizballah, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Palestine1,;r (a little known Palestinian group comprised of members of Hamas and Tanzim with suspected ties to the Lebanese Hizballah; responsible for suicide bombings in Israel) }
{ Pentagon_Gang, terrorist_group,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Philippines,;r (a Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion) }
{ Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine, PFLP, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Palestine1,;r (a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel) }
{ Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine-General_Command, PFLP-GC, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Israel,;r (a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe) }
{ Popular_Struggle_Front, PSF, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Syria,;r noun.location:Lebanon,;r (a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border) }
{ 15_May_Organization, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Israel,;r (a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah) }
{ People_against_Gangsterism_and_Drugs, PAGAD, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:South_Africa,;r (a terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti-western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is suspected of conducting bouts of urban terrorism) }
{ Puka_Inti, Sol_Rojo, Red_Sun, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Ecuador,;r (a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings) }
{ Qassam_Brigades, Salah_al-Din_Battalions, Iz_Al-Din_Al-Qassam_Battalions, terrorist_organization,@i Hamas,#p noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Israel,;r (the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel) }
{ Qibla, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:South_Africa,;r (a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa) }
{ Real_IRA, Real_Irish_Republican_Army, RIRA, Dissident_Irish_Republican_Army, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Ireland1,;r (a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement) }
{ Red_Army_Faction, RAF1, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Germany,;r (a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998) }
{ Red_Brigades, Brigate_Rosse, BR, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Italy,;r (a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989) }
{ Red_Hand_Defenders, RHD, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,@i noun.location:Northern_Ireland,;r (a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder) }
{ Revolutionary_Armed_Forces_of_Colombia, Fuerzas_Armadas_Revolucionarios_de_Colombia, FARC, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Colombia,;r (a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers) }
{ Revolutionary_Organization_17_November, 17_November, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Greece,;r (a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s) }
{ Revolutionary_People's_Liberation_Party, Revolutionary_People's_Liberation_Front, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Turkey,;r (an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish security and military officials) }
{ Revolutionary_People's_Struggle, ELA, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Greece,;r (an extreme leftist terrorist group formed in Greece in 1971 to oppose the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974; a revolutionary group opposed to capitalism and imperialism and the United States) }
{ Revolutionary_Proletarian_Nucleus, Revolutionary_Proletarian_Initiative_Nuclei, NIPR, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Italy,;r (a clandestine group of leftist extremists who oppose Italy's labor policies and foreign policy; responsible for bombing building in the historic center of Rome from 2000 to 2002) }
{ Revolutionary_United_Front, RUF, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Sierra_Leone,;r (a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia) }
{ Salafist_Group, Salafast_Group_for_Call_and_Combat, GSPC, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Algeria,;r (an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa) }
{ Shining_Path, Sendero_Luminoso, SL, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Peru,;r (a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade; "Shining Path has been responsible for 30,000 deaths") }
{ Sipah-e-Sahaba, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Pakistan,;r (a vicious sectarian organization in Pakistan that persecutes Shiite Muslims and collaborates with al-Qaeda to attack foreigners and to disrupt the government of Pakistan) }
{ Tareekh_e_Kasas, Movement_for_Revenge, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:India,;r (an organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim terrorists in Pakistan) }
{ Tupac_Amaru_Revolutionary_Movement, Movimiento_Revolucionario_Tupac_Anaru, MRTA, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Peru,;r (a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Peru; was formed in 1983 to overthrow the Peruvian government and replace it with a Marxist regime; has connections with the ELN in Bolivia) }
{ Tupac_Katari_Guerrilla_Army, EGTK, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Bolivia,;r (a terrorist group that is the remnants of the original Bolivian insurgents trained by Che Guevara; attacks small unprotected targets such as power pylons or oil pipelines or government buildings) }
{ Turkish_Hizballah, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Turkey,;r (an ethnic Kurdish group of Sunni extremists formed in the late 1980s in southeastern Turkey; seeks to replace Turkey's secular regime with an Islamic state and strict shariah law; responsible for bombings and the torture and murder of Turkish and Kurdish journalists and businessmen; receives support from Iran) }
{ Ulster_Defence_Association, UDA, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Northern_Ireland,;r (the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs) }
{ United_Self-Defense_Force_of_Colombia, United_Self-Defense_Group_of_Colombia, Autodefensas_Unidas_de_Colombia, AUC, terrorist_organization,@i noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Colombia,;r (a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members; "the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year") }

{ Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad, MDI, nongovernmental_organization,@i noun.location:Pakistan,;r (a Sunni organization formed in 1989 and based in Pakistan; opposes missionary groups from the United States; has Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as its armed wing) }
{ Red_Cross, nongovernmental_organization,@ (an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime) }
{ Salvation_Army, nongovernmental_organization,@ (a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless) }
{ Tammany_Hall, Tammany_Society, Tammany, organization,@ Democratic_Party,#p (a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism) }
{ Umma_Tameer-e-Nau, UTN, nongovernmental_organization,@ noun.act:terrorism,;c noun.location:Pakistan,;r (a nongovernmental organization of Pakistani scientists that has been a supporter of terrorism; has provided information about chemical and biological and nuclear warfare to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and the Taliban) }
{ fiefdom, organization,@ (an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group) }
{ line_of_defense, line_of_defence, organization,@ (any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime") }
{ line_organization, line_organisation, organization,@ (the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output) }
{ National_Trust, NT, nongovernmental_organization,@ noun.location:Great_Britain1,;r (an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription) }
{ [ association, verb.social:associate2,+ verb.social:associate,+ ] organization,@ (a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association") }
{ British_Commonwealth, Commonwealth_of_Nations, commonwealth2,@ (an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown) }
{ polity, organization,@ (a politically organized unit) }
{ quango, quasi-NGO, organization,@ (a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government) }
{ [ government, verb.social:govern,+ ] authorities, regime, polity,@ noun.act:government,;c (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities") }
{ authoritarian_state, authoritarian_regime, government,@ (a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people) }
{ [ bureaucracy1, adj.pert:bureaucratic,+ ] government,@ (a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials) }
{ ancien_regime, government,@ noun.location:France,;r (a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)) }
{ [ court1, adj.all:dignified^courtly,+ ] royal_court1, government,@ (the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state) }
{ Court_of_Saint_James's, court1,@ (the British royal court) }
{ Porte, Sublime_Porte, court1,@ (the Ottoman court in Constantinople) }
{ Downing_Street, government,@ (the British government) }
{ empire1, government,@ (a group of countries under a single authority; "the British created a great empire") }
{ federal_government, government,@ (a government with strong central powers) }
{ government-in-exile, government,@ (a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated) }
{ local_government, government,@ (the government of a local area) }
{ military_government, stratocracy, government,@ (government by the military and an army) }
{ palace, government,@ (the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects") }
{ papacy, [ pontificate, verb.social:pontificate1,+ ] government,@ (the government of the Roman Catholic Church) }
{ Soviets, state1,@ noun.cognition:politics,;c (the government of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe") }
{ [ institution, adj.pert:institutional,+ adj.all:institutional,+ ] establishment, organization,@ (an organization founded and united for a specific purpose) }
{ medical_institution, institution,@ (an institution created for the practice of medicine) }
{ [ clinic, adj.pert:clinical,+ ] medical_institution,@ (a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists) }
{ extended_care_facility, medical_institution,@ (a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness)) }
{ [ hospital, verb.possession:hospitalize,+ ] medical_institution,@ (a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care) }
{ eye_clinic, clinic,@ (a clinic where specialist care for a patient's eyes) }
{ financial_institution, financial_organization, financial_organisation, institution,@ (an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets) }
{ [ issuer, verb.social:issue,+ verb.communication:issue,+ ] institution,@ (an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)) }
{ giro, financial_institution,@ (a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so) }
{ clearing_house, financial_institution,@ (a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted) }
{ lending_institution, financial_institution,@ (a financial institution that makes loans) }
{ charity1, institution,@ (an institution set up to provide help to the needy) }
{ community_chest, charity1,@ (a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare) }
{ soup_kitchen, charity1,@ (a place where food is dispensed to the needy) }
{ [ enterprise, noun.person:enterpriser,+ ] organization,@ (an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader") }
{ [ giant, adj.all:large^gigantic1,+ ] enterprise,@ (an unusually large enterprise; "Walton built a retail giant") }
{ [ collective, verb.social:collectivize,+ verb.social:collectivise,+ ] enterprise,@ (members of a cooperative enterprise) }
{ collective_farm, collective,@ (a farm operated collectively) }
{ kibbutz, collective_farm,@ noun.location:Israel,;r (a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively) }
{ kolkhoz, collective_farm,@ noun.location:Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics,;r (a collective farm owned by the communist state) }
{ agency1, business,@ (a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties) }
{ [ brokerage1, verb.possession:broker,+ ] business,@ (the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties) }
{ [ carrier, verb.contact:carry2,+ ] common_carrier, business,@ (a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages) }
{ chain2, business,@ noun.act:commercial_enterprise,;c ((business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership) }
{ company1, institution,@ (an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage") }
{ [ conglomerate, adj.all:combined^conglomerate,+ ] empire2, corporation,@ (a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization) }
{ large_cap, corporation,@ (a corporation with a large capitalization; "he works for a large cap") }
{ small_cap, corporation,@ (a corporation with a small capitalization; "this annual conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps") }
{ corporation, corp, firm,@ (a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state) }
{ firm, house1, business_firm, business,@ (the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house") }
{ [ franchise, verb.social:franchise,+ ] [ dealership, noun.person:dealer2,+ noun.group:dealer,+ ] business,@ (a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area) }
{ [ manufacturer, verb.creation:manufacture,+ ] [ maker, verb.creation:make1,+ ] manufacturing_business, business,@ (a business engaged in manufacturing some product) }
{ [ partnership, noun.person:partner2,+ noun.person:partner,+ ] business,@ (the members of a business venture created by contract) }
{ [ copartnership, noun.person:copartner,+ ] partnership,@ (a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages) }
{ business, concern, business_concern, business_organization, business_organisation, enterprise,@ noun.act:business1,;c (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern") }
{ apparel_chain, chain2,@ (a chain of clothing stores) }
{ discount_chain, chain2,@ (a chain of discount stores) }
{ restaurant_chain, chain2,@ (a chain of restaurants) }
{ distributor, company1,@ (a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products") }
{ direct_mailer, distributor,@ (a distributor who uses direct mail to sell merchandise) }
{ retail_chain, chain2,@ distributor,@ (a chain of retail stores) }
{ accounting_firm, firm,@ (a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee) }
{ consulting_firm, consulting_company, firm,@ (a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee) }
{ [ publisher, verb.creation:publish1,+ verb.communication:publish,+ ] publishing_house, publishing_firm, publishing_company, firm,@ (a firm in the publishing business) }
{ publishing_conglomerate, publishing_empire, conglomerate,@ (a conglomerate of publishing companies) }
{ newspaper, paper, newspaper_publisher, publisher,@ (a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers") }
{ newsroom, staff1,@ (the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical; "every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom") }
{ magazine, magazine_publisher, publisher,@ (a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine") }
{ [ dealer, noun.group:dealership,+ verb.possession:deal11,+ verb.possession:deal,+ ] firm,@ (a firm engaged in trading) }
{ car_dealer, dealer,@ (a firm that sells and buys cars) }
{ computer_dealer, dealer,@ (a firm that sells and buys computers) }
{ jewelry_dealer, jewelry_store, dealer,@ (a firm that sells and buys jewelry) }
{ truck_dealer, dealer,@ (a firm that sells and buys trucks) }
{ law_firm, firm,@ noun.group:law,;c (a firm of lawyers) }
{ defense3, [ defence3, verb.competition:defend2,+ ] defense_force, defence_force, organization,@ (an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion") }
{ bastion, defense3,@ (a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism") }
{ [ defense, prosecution,! ] [ defence, verb.social:defend,+ ] defense_team, defense_lawyers, collection,@ (the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial") }
{ [ prosecution, defense,! ] collection,@ (the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant) }
{ planting, collection,@ (a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area; "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner") }
{ commercial_enterprise, enterprise,@ (an enterprise connected with commerce) }
{ [ industry, noun.person:industrialist,+ ] commercial_enterprise,@ noun.act:industry,;c (the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications") }
{ [ processor, verb.change:process,+ ] business,@ (a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market) }
{ armorer, armourer, manufacturer,@ (a manufacturer of firearms) }
{ aluminum_business, aluminum_industry, industry,@ (manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group) }
{ apparel_industry, garment_industry, fashion_industry, fashion_business, rag_trade, industry,@ (makers and sellers of fashionable clothing) }
{ banking_industry, banking_system, industry,@ (banks collectively) }
{ [ bottler, verb.contact:bottle,+ ] manufacturer,@ (a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages) }
{ car_manufacturer, car_maker, carmaker, auto_manufacturer, auto_maker, automaker, manufacturer,@ automobile_industry,#m (a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles) }
{ computer_business, manufacturer,@ (a business that manufactures and sells computers) }
{ automobile_industry, industry,@ (the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively) }
{ [ aviation1, verb.motion:aviate,+ ] industry,@ (the operation of aircraft to provide transportation) }
{ chemical_industry, industry,@ (the manufacturers of chemicals considered collectively) }
{ coal_industry, industry,@ (the producers of coal considered collectively) }
{ computer_industry, industry,@ (the manufacturers of computers considered collectively) }
{ construction_industry, housing_industry, industry,@ (an industry that builds housing) }
{ electronics_industry, industry,@ (the manufacturers of electronic products considered collectively) }
{ entertainment_industry, show_business, show_biz, industry,@ (those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater) }
{ film_industry, movie_industry, industry,@ entertainment_industry,#p (the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies) }
{ Bollywood, film_industry,@ (the film industry of India) }
{ filmdom, screenland, screen, film_industry,@ (the personnel of the film industry; "a star of stage and screen") }
{ Hollywood, film_industry,@ (the film industry of the United States) }
{ growth_industry, industry,@ (an industry that is growing rapidly) }
{ lighting_industry, industry,@ (an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting) }
{ munitions_industry, arms_industry, industry,@ (an industry that manufacturers weapons of war) }
{ oil_industry, refining_industry, oil_business, industry,@ (an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products) }
{ oil_company, company1,@ oil_industry,#m (a company that sells oil) }
{ packaging_company, packaging_concern, company1,@ (a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage) }
{ pipeline_company, company1,@ oil_industry,#m (a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry) }
{ printing_concern, printing_business, printing_company, company1,@ (a company that does commercial printing) }
{ plastics_industry, industry,@ (an industry that manufactures plastic articles) }
{ [ brokerage, verb.possession:broker,+ ] brokerage_firm, securities_firm, nondepository_financial_institution,@ (a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller) }
{ bucket_shop, brokerage,@ (an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm) }
{ commodity_brokerage, brokerage1,@ (a brokerage firm dealing in commodities) }
{ marriage_brokerage, marriage_mart, brokerage,@ (a business that arranges marriage contracts) }
{ insurance_company, insurance_firm, [ insurer, verb.communication:insure,+ ] insurance_underwriter, [ underwriter, verb.communication:underwrite,+ ] nondepository_financial_institution,@ (a financial institution that sells insurance) }
{ pension_fund, nondepository_financial_institution,@ (a financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employees) }
{ investment_company, investment_trust, investment_firm, [ fund, verb.possession:fund4,+ verb.possession:fund5,+ ] nondepository_financial_institution,@ (a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies) }
{ hedge_fund, hedgefund, investment_company,@ (a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging) }
{ mutual_fund, mutual_fund_company, open-end_fund, open-end_investment_company, investment_company,@ (a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares) }
{ index_fund, mutual_fund,@ (a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index) }
{ closed-end_fund, closed-end_investment_company, investment_company,@ (a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market) }
{ face-amount_certificate_company, investment_company,@ (a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date) }
{ Real_Estate_Investment_Trust, REIT, investment_company,@ (an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market) }
{ unit_investment_trust, unit_trust, investment_company,@ (a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000") }
{ market1, securities_industry, industry,@ (the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor") }
{ bear_market, market1,@ (a market characterized by falling prices for securities) }
{ bull_market, market1,@ (a market characterized by rising prices for securities) }
{ the_City, market1,@ (used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain) }
{ Wall_Street, the_Street, market1,@ (used to allude to the securities industry of the United States) }
{ money_market, market1,@ (a market for short-term debt instruments) }
{ service_industry, industry,@ (an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects) }
{ management_consulting, service_industry,@ (a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business) }
{ shipbuilder, business,@ shipbuilding_industry,#m (a business that builds and repairs ships) }
{ shipbuilding_industry, industry,@ (an industry that builds ships) }
{ shoe_industry, industry,@ (an industry that manufactures and sells shoes) }
{ sign_industry, industry,@ (an industry that produces signs) }
{ signage, collection,@ (signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters); "there will be signage displayed at each post") }
{ steel_industry, industry,@ (the industry that makes steel and steel products) }
{ sunrise_industry, industry,@ noun.communication:telecommunication,;c noun.cognition:electronics,;c (a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)) }
{ tobacco_industry, industry,@ (an industry that manufactures and sells products containing tobacco) }
{ toy_industry, toy_business, industry,@ (an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children) }
{ trucking_industry, industry,@ (an industry that provides transportation for commercial products) }
{ agriculture, class1,@ (the class of people engaged in growing food) }
{ [ brotherhood, noun.person:brother1,+ ] fraternity, [ sodality, noun.person:sodalist,+ ] class1,@ (people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity") }
{ [ sisterhood, noun.person:sister1,+ ] sect1,@ (a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)) }
{ establishment1, organization,@ (any large organization) }
{ corporate_investor, company1,@ (a company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies) }
{ target_company, takeover_target, company1,@ (a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer) }
{ [ raider, verb.possession:raid2,+ ] corporate_investor,@ (a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management) }
{ sleeping_beauty, target_company,@ (a potential takeover target that has not yet been put in play) }
{ [ underperformer, verb.social:underperform,+ ] business,@ (a business that is less successful than expected) }
{ white_knight, company1,@ (a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover) }
{ white_squire, white_knight,@ (a white knight that buys less than a majority interest) }
{ auction_house, firm,@ (a firm that conducts auctions) }
{ A-team, team,@ (a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization) }
{ battery3, team,@ baseball_team,#p (a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher) }
{ administrative_unit, administrative_body, unit,@ (a unit with administrative responsibilities) }
{ company5, unit,@ (a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company") }
{ coronary_care_unit, intensive_care_unit,@ hospital,#p (a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems) }
{ family2, [ household, noun.person:householder,+ ] house5, [ home, verb.social:home,+ ] menage, unit,@ (a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"; "the family refused to accept his will") }
{ menage_a_trois, family2,@ (household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations) }
{ flying_squad, team,@ (a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies) }
{ major-league_team, major-league_club, team,@ major_league,#m (a team that plays in a major league) }
{ minor-league_team, minor-league_club, team,@ minor_league,#m (a team that plays in a minor league) }
{ farm_team, farm_club, minor-league_team,@ noun.act:baseball,;c (a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)) }
{ baseball_team, team,@ (a team that plays baseball) }
{ baseball_club, ball_club, club1, nine, baseball_team,@ baseball_league,#m (a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division") }
{ basketball_team, five, team,@ basketball_league,#m (a team that plays basketball) }
{ football_team, eleven, team,@ football_league,#m (a team that plays football) }
{ hockey_team, team,@ hockey_league,#m (a team that plays ice hockey) }
{ junior_varsity, JV, team,@ (a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team) }
{ varsity1, first_team, team,@ (a team representing a college or university) }
{ second_string, team,@ (a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game) }
{ police_squad, squad2, team,@ (a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime) }
{ powerhouse, team,@ (a team considered to be the best of its class) }
{ [ offense, defense1,! ] [ offence, defence1,! ] team,@ (the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score) }
{ [ defense1, offense,! ] [ defence1, verb.competition:defend,+ offence,! ] defending_team, team,@ noun.act:sport,;c ((sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense") }
{ [ religion, adj.all:sacred^religious,+ noun.person:religionist,+ ] faith, organized_religion, institution,@ (an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him") }
{ [ Christendom, noun.person:christian,+ ] [ Christianity2, adj.pert:christian,+ ] body,@ (the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom") }
{ church, Christian_church, religion,@ Christendom,#p (one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship) }
{ church1, body,@ Christendom,#p (the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week") }
{ Armenian_Church, Armenian_Apostolic_Orthodox_Church, Christian_church,@ noun.location:Armenia,#p (an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions) }
{ Catholic_Church, Christian_Church,@ (any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church) }
{ Roman_Catholic, Western_Church, Roman_Catholic_Church, Church_of_Rome, Roman_Church, Catholic_Church,@ (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy) }
{ [ Albigenses, adj.pert:albigensian,+ ] Cathars, Cathari, sect1,@ (a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism) }
{ Nestorian_Church, Christian_Church,@ (a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in Iraq) }
{ Rome, leadership,@ Roman_Catholic_Church,#p (the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church) }
{ Curia, administration,@ Roman_Catholic,#p noun.group:Roman_Catholic,;c ((Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church) }
{ Sacred_College, College_of_Cardinals, cardinalate, Sacred_College_of_Cardinals, body,@ Roman_Catholic,#p noun.group:Roman_Catholic,;c ((Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope) }
{ Old_Catholic_Church, Catholic_Church,@ (Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century) }
{ Eastern_Church, Byzantine_Church, Catholic_Church,@ (the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire) }
{ Orthodox_Church, Orthodox_Catholic_Church, Eastern_Orthodox_Church, Eastern_Church2, Eastern_Orthodox, Catholic_Church,@ (derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites) }
{ Greek_Orthodox_Church, Greek_Church, Eastern_Orthodox_Church,@ (state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church) }
{ Russian_Orthodox_Church, Eastern_Orthodox_Church,@ (an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia) }
{ Uniat_Church, Uniate_Church, Catholic_Church,@ (any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy) }
{ Coptic_Church, Christian_church,@ (the ancient Christian church of Egypt) }
{ Pentecostal_religion, Protestant,@ (any fundamentalist Protestant Church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples) }
{ Protestant_Church, Protestant, Christian_church,@ (the Protestant churches and denominations collectively) }
{ Christian_Church2, Disciples_of_Christ, Protestant_denomination,@ (a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion) }
{ Anglican_Church, Anglican_Communion, Church_of_England, Protestant_denomination,@ noun.act:church,;c (the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head) }
{ Episcopal_Church2, Protestant_Episcopal_Church, Anglican_Church,@ (United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury) }
{ Church_of_Ireland, Anglican_Communion,@ (autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland) }
{ Episcopal_Church1, Episcopal_Church_of_Scotland, Anglican_Communion,@ noun.location:Scotland,;r (an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland) }
{ High_Church, High_Anglican_Church, sect1,@ noun.act:church,;c (a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)) }
{ Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints, Mormon_Church, Mormons, Protestant_denomination,@ (church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah) }
{ Baptist_Church, Baptists, Protestant_denomination,@ (any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers) }
{ Baptist_denomination, Protestant_denomination,@ Baptist_Church,#p (group of Baptist congregations) }
{ American_Baptist_Convention, Northern_Baptist_Convention, association,@ (an association of Northern Baptists) }
{ Southern_Baptist_Convention, association,@ (an association of Southern Baptists) }
{ Arminian_Baptist, General_Baptist, Baptist_denomination,@ (group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)) }
{ Calvinistic_Baptist, Particular_Baptist, Baptist_denomination,@ (group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination) }
{ Church_of_the_Brethren, Dunkers, Dippers, Baptist_denomination,@ (a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion) }
{ Christian_Science, Church_of_Christ_Scientist, Protestant_denomination,@ (Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866) }
{ Congregational_Church, Protestant_denomination,@ (a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing) }
{ Congregational_Christian_Church, Protestant_denomination,@ (merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian Church) }
{ Evangelical_and_Reformed_Church, Protestant_denomination,@ (a Protestant denomination of Calvinist faith) }
{ United_Church_of_Christ, Protestant_denomination,@ (merger of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957) }
{ Jehovah's_Witnesses, Protestant_denomination,@ (Protestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884) }
{ Lutheran_Church, Protestant_denomination,@ (the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin Luther) }
{ Presbyterian_Church, Protestant_denomination,@ (the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John Calvin) }
{ Unitarian_Church, Protestant_denomination,@ (the Protestant denomination that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity) }
{ Arminian_Church, Protestant_denomination,@ (the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius) }
{ Methodist_Church, Methodists, Protestant_denomination,@ (a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley) }
{ Methodist_denomination, Protestant_denomination,@ Methodist_Church,#p (group of Methodist congregations) }
{ Wesleyan_Methodist_Church, Wesleyan_Methodists, Methodist_denomination,@ (the original Methodist Church) }
{ Evangelical_United_Brethren_Church, Methodist_denomination,@ (a Methodist denomination) }
{ United_Methodist_Church, Methodist_denomination,@ (union of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church) }
{ Anabaptist_denomination, Protestant_denomination,@ (a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers) }
{ Mennonite_Church, Protestant_denomination,@ (formed from the Anabaptist movement in the 16th century; noted for its simplicity of life) }
{ Unification_Church, church,@ (a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings and other communal activities) }
{ Abecedarian, sect1,@ (a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge) }
{ Amish_sect, sect1,@ (an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania) }
{ [ Judaism, adj.pert:judaical,+ ] Hebraism, Jewish_religion, religion,@ Jewry,#p (Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud) }
{ Sanhedrin, council1,@ (the supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem) }
{ Karaites, sect1,@ (a Jewish sect that recognizes only the Hebrew Scriptures as the source of divinely inspired legislation and denies the authority of the postbiblical tradition of the Talmud; the sect arose in Iraq in the eighth century) }
{ Orthodox_Judaism, Jewish_Orthodoxy, Judaism,@ (Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud) }
{ Hasidim, Hassidim, Hasidism, Chasidim, Chassidim, Orthodox_Judaism,@ (a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly) }
{ Conservative_Judaism, Judaism,@ noun.group:law,;c (Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances) }
{ Reform_Judaism, Judaism,@ (the most liberal Jews; Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world) }
{ [ Islam, adj.pert:islamic,+ noun.person:islamist,+ ] Muslimism, civilization,@ (the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia") }
{ [ Islamism1, noun.person:islamist,+ ] religious_movement,@ (a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life) }
{ Shiah, Shia, Shiah_Islam, sect1,@ Islam,#m (one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran) }
{ Sunni, Sunni_Islam, sect1,@ Islam,#m (one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam) }
{ Hinduism, Hindooism, religion,@ noun.location:India,;r noun.location:Bangladesh,;r noun.location:Sri_Lanka,;r noun.location:Nepal,;r (the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal) }
{ Brahmanism, Brahminism, Hinduism,@ (the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism) }
{ [ Shivaism, noun.person:shivaist,+ ] Sivaism, sect1,@ Hinduism,#m (a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva) }
{ [ Shaktism, noun.person:shaktist,+ ] [ Saktism, noun.person:shaktist,+ ] sect1,@ Hinduism,#m (a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti) }
{ Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, sect1,@ Hinduism,#m (Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu) }
{ Haredi, sect1,@ Orthodox_Judaism,#m (any of several sects of Orthodox Judaism that reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel) }
{ Hare_Krishna, International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness, ISKCON, sect1,@ Hinduism,#m (a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy) }

{ [ Jainism, noun.person:jainist,+ ] sect1,@ (sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism) }
{ [ Taoism, noun.person:taoist,+ ] religion,@ noun.cognition:Taoism1,;c (religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu) }
{ [ Taoism2, noun.person:taoist,+ ] sect1,@ (a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism) }
{ [ Buddhism, adj.pert:buddhistic,+ noun.person:buddhist,+ ] religion,@ (a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha) }
{ [ Zen, noun.person:zen_buddhist,+ ] Zen_Buddhism, Buddhism,@ (school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan) }
{ [ Mahayana, noun.person:mahayanist,+ ] Buddhism,@ (a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia) }
{ [ Hinayana, noun.person:hinayanist,+ ] Buddhism,@ (a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts) }
{ [ Tantrism, adj.pert:tantric,+ noun.person:tantrist,+ ] Buddhism,@ (movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism) }
{ Khalsa, religion,@ noun.cognition:Sikhism,;c (the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699) }
{ Scientology, Church_of_Scientology, religion,@ (a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment) }
{ Shinto, religion,@ (the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan) }
{ Kokka_Shinto, [ Kokka, adj.pert:kokka,+ ] sect1,@ Shinto,#m (the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan) }
{ Shuha_Shinto, Shua, sect1,@ Shinto,#m (any branch of Shinto other than Kokka) }

{ established_church, religion,@ (the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation) }
{ vicariate, [ vicarship, noun.person:vicar2,+ noun.person:vicar1,+ noun.person:vicar,+ ] institution,@ (the religious institution under the authority of a vicar) }
{ variety, taxonomic_group,@ species,#p noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany") }
{ [ breed, verb.contact:breed1,+ verb.body:breed,+ ] strain, [ stock, verb.possession:stock5,+ ] variety,@ animal_group,@ species,#m (a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep") }
{ bloodstock, breed,@ (thoroughbred horses (collectively)) }
{ pedigree1, breed,@ (line of descent of a purebred animal) }
{ lineage, [ line, adj.all:lineal,+ ] line_of_descent, [ descent, verb.stative:descend,+ ] bloodline, blood_line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, [ parentage, verb.social:parent,+ ] stemma, stock1, genealogy,@ (the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors") }
{ side1, lineage,@ (a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side") }
{ [ genealogy, adj.pert:genealogical,+ noun.person:genealogist,+ ] family_tree, kin,@ (successive generations of kin) }
{ phylum, taxonomic_group,@ kingdom2,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes) }
{ subphylum, taxonomic_group,@ phylum,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class) }
{ superphylum, taxonomic_group,@ class,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass) }
{ phylum1, social_group,@ noun.cognition:linguistics,;c ((linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related) }
{ [ class2, verb.cognition:classify,+ verb.cognition:classify1,+ ] taxonomic_group,@ phylum,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders) }
{ subclass, taxonomic_group,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order) }
{ superclass, taxonomic_group,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class) }
{ order1, taxonomic_group,@ class2,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families) }
{ suborder, taxonomic_group,@ order1,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order) }
{ superorder, taxonomic_group,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic group ranking above an order and below a class or subclass) }
{ family3, taxonomic_group,@ order1,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family") }
{ superfamily, taxonomic_group,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family) }
{ form_family, family3,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure) }
{ subfamily, taxonomic_group,@ family3,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic category below a family) }
{ tribe3, taxonomic_group,@ family3,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily) }
{ [ genus, adj.pert:generic,+ ] taxonomic_group,@ family3,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species) }
{ subgenus, taxonomic_group,@ genus,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species) }
{ [ monotype, adj.pert:monotypic,+ ] taxonomic_group,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)) }
{ type_genus, genus,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most representative genus but often the largest or best known or earliest described) }
{ form_genus, genus,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure) }
{ species, taxonomic_group,@ genus,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed) }
{ subspecies, race1, taxonomic_group,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species) }
{ endangered_species, species,@ (a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction) }
{ fish_species, species,@ (a species of fish) }
{ form2, [ variant, adj.all:variable^variant,+ ] strain1, var., taxonomic_group,@ species,#m noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms") }
{ [ type1, verb.stative:typify,+ ] taxonomic_group,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon) }
{ type_species, species,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs) }
{ [ civilization, verb.change:civilize1,+ ] civilisation, society,@ noun.cognition:politics,;c (a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization") }
{ profession, occupational_group,@ (the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists") }
{ legal_profession, bar, legal_community, profession,@ noun.group:law,;c (the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey") }
{ health_profession, profession,@ (the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients) }
{ medical_profession, medical_community, health_profession,@ (the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine) }
{ [ nursing, verb.social:nurse,+ ] health_profession,@ (the profession of a nurse) }
{ businessmen, business_community, profession,@ (the body of individuals who manage businesses) }
{ community_of_scholars, profession,@ (the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees) }
{ economics_profession, profession,@ (the body of professional economists) }
{ [ priesthood, noun.person:priest1,+ noun.person:priest,+ ] profession,@ (the body of ordained religious practitioners) }
{ pastorate, clergy,@ (pastors collectively) }
{ prelacy, prelature, clergy,@ (prelates collectively) }
{ ministry1, priesthood,@ (religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)) }
{ rabbinate, priesthood,@ (rabbis collectively) }
{ ministry, government_department,@ (a government department under the direction of a minister of state) }
{ Foreign_Office, ministry,@ (the government department in charge of foreign relations) }
{ Home_Office, ministry,@ (the government department in charge of domestic affairs) }
{ French_Foreign_Office, Quai_d'Orsay, Foreign_Office,@ (the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris) }
{ Free_French, Fighting_French, movement,@ noun.act:World_War_II,;c (a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic) }
{ [ department, adj.pert:departmental,+ ] section3, division3,@ (a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury") }
{ academic_department, department,@ (a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject) }
{ anthropology_department, department_of_anthropology, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology) }
{ art_department, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation) }
{ biology_department, department_of_biology, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology) }
{ chemistry_department, department_of_chemistry, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry) }
{ department_of_computer_science, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science) }
{ economics_department, department_of_economics, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics) }
{ English_department, department_of_English, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature) }
{ history_department, department_of_history, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching history) }
{ linguistics_department, department_of_linguistics, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics) }
{ mathematics_department, department_of_mathematics, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics) }
{ philosophy_department, department_of_philosophy, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy) }
{ physics_department, department_of_physics, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics) }
{ music_department, department_of_music, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation) }
{ psychology_department, department_of_psychology, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology) }
{ sociology_department, department_of_sociology, academic_department,@ (the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology) }
{ business_department, department,@ (a division of a business firm) }
{ advertising_department, advertising_division, business_department,@ (the division of a business that is responsible for advertising) }
{ editorial_department, business_department,@ (the department of a publishing business that edits material for publication) }
{ city_desk, city_room, editorial_department,@ (the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news) }
{ sports_desk, editorial_department,@ (the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the sports news) }
{ parts_department, business_department,@ (the division of a business (e.g. a service garage) that sells replacement parts) }
{ personnel_department, personnel_office, personnel1, staff_office, department,@ (the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management) }
{ plant_department, building_department, business_department,@ (the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant) }
{ purchasing_department, business_department,@ (the division of a business that is responsible for purchases) }
{ sales_department, sales_division, sales_force, business_department,@ (the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services) }
{ service_department, business_department,@ (the division of a business that provides customer services) }
{ government_department, department,@ government,#m (a department of government) }
{ payroll, payroll_department, department,@ (the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee) }
{ treasury, government_department,@ (the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues) }
{ local_department, department_of_local_government, government_department,@ (a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government) }
{ corrections, department_of_corrections, department_of_local_government,@ (the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders; "for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections") }
{ security, security_department, department,@ (a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman") }
{ fire_department, local_department,@ (the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires) }
{ fire_brigade1, fire_department,@ (British name for a fire department) }
{ fire_brigade, fire_company, organization,@ (a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires) }
{ police_department, local_department,@ (the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime) }
{ sanitation_department, local_department,@ noun.communication:euphemism,;u (the department of local government responsible for collecting and disposing of garbage) }
{ Special_Branch, government_department,@ noun.location:Great_Britain1,;r (a government police department dealing with political security) }
{ State_Department1, government_department,@ noun.location:US,;r (a department of government in one of the 50 states) }
{ federal_department, federal_office, department_of_the_federal_government, government_department,@ noun.location:United_States,;r (a department of the federal government of the United States) }
{ Atomic_Energy_Commission, AEC, executive_agency,@ executive_branch,#p (a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States) }
{ Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission, NRC, independent_agency,@ (an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants) }
{ Manhattan_Project, executive_agency,@ executive_branch,#p (a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II) }
{ Environmental_Protection_Agency, EPA, E.P.A., independent_agency,@ (an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment) }
{ executive_department, federal_department,@ executive_branch,#m (a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States) }
{ executive_agency, agency,@ executive_branch,#p (an agency of the executive branch of government) }
{ Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency, FEMA, independent_agency,@ Department_of_Homeland_Security,#p (an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities) }
{ Food_and_Drug_Administration, FDA, agency,@ Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services,#p (a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products) }
{ Council_of_Economic_Advisors, executive_agency,@ (an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President) }
{ Center_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention, CDC, agency,@ Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services,#p noun.location:Atlanta,#p (a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)) }
{ Central_Intelligence_Agency, CIA, United_States_intelligence_agency,@ independent_agency,@ Intelligence_Community,#m (an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council) }
{ Counterterrorist_Center, CTC, agency,@ Central_Intelligence_Agency,#p noun.act:terrorism,;c (an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage) }
{ Nonproliferation_Center, NPC, agency,@ Central_Intelligence_Agency,#p (an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems) }
{ Interstate_Commerce_Commission, ICC, independent_agency,@ (a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995; "the ICC was established in 1887 as the first federal agency") }
{ National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration, NASA, independent_agency,@ (an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight) }
{ National_Archives_and_Records_Administration, NARA, independent_agency,@ (the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections) }
{ National_Labor_Relations_Board, NLRB, independent_agency,@ (an independent agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions) }
{ National_Science_Foundation, NSF, independent_agency,@ (an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education) }
{ Postal_Rate_Commission, independent_agency,@ (an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates) }
{ United_States_Postal_Service, US_Postal_Service, USPS, independent_agency,@ (an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States) }
{ United_States_Postal_Inspection_Service, US_Postal_Inspection_Service, independent_agency,@ United_States_Postal_Service,#p (the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service) }
{ National_Security_Council, NSC, executive_agency,@ (a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency) }
{ Council_on_Environmental_Policy, executive_agency,@ (the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment) }
{ Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff, Joint_Chiefs, executive_agency,@ military,;c (the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps) }
{ Office_of_Management_and_Budget, OMB, executive_agency,@ (the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget) }
{ United_States_Trade_Representative, US_Trade_Representative, executive_agency,@ (the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade) }
{ White_House, EXEC, executive_department,@ (the chief executive department of the United States government) }

{ Department_of_Agriculture, Agriculture_Department, Agriculture1, USDA, executive_department,@ (the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862) }
{ Department_of_Commerce, Commerce_Department, Commerce, DoC, executive_department,@ (the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913) }
{ Bureau_of_the_Census, Census_Bureau, agency,@ Department_of_Commerce,#p (the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States) }
{ National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration, NOAA, agency,@ Department_of_Commerce,#p (an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather) }
{ National_Climatic_Data_Center, NCDC, agency,@ National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration,#p (the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data) }
{ National_Weather_Service, agency,@ National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration,#p (the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps) }
{ Technology_Administration, agency,@ Department_of_Commerce,#p (an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growth) }
{ National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology, NIST, agency,@ Technology_Administration,#p (an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs) }
{ National_Technical_Information_Service, NTIS, agency,@ Technology_Administration,#p (an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information) }
{ Department_of_Defense, Defense_Department, United_States_Department_of_Defense, Defense2, DoD, executive_department,@ (the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947) }
{ Defense_Advanced_Research_Projects_Agency, DARPA, agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p (the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11) }
{ Department_of_Defense_Laboratory_System, LABLINK, agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p (a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness) }
{ Department_of_Education, Education_Department, [ Education, verb.social:educate,+ ] executive_department,@ noun.act:education,;c (the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979) }
{ Department_of_Energy, Energy_Department, Energy, DOE, executive_department,@ (the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977) }
{ Department_of_Energy_Intelligence, DOEI, agency,@ Department_of_Energy,#p Intelligence_Community,#m (an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community) }
{ Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services, Health_and_Human_Services, HHS, executive_department,@ (the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979) }
{ United_States_Public_Health_Service, PHS, agency,@ Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services,#p (an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health) }
{ National_Institutes_of_Health, NIH, agency,@ Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services,#p (an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government) }
{ Federal_Communications_Commission, FCC, independent_agency,@ (an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite) }
{ Social_Security_Administration, SSA, independent_agency,@ (an independent government agency responsible for the Social Security system) }
{ Department_of_Homeland_Security, Homeland_Security, executive_department,@ (the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security) }
{ Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development, Housing_and_Urban_Development, HUD, executive_department,@ (the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965) }
{ Department_of_Justice, Justice_Department, Justice, DoJ, executive_department,@ noun.communication:legislation,;c noun.group:law,;c (the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870) }
{ Bureau_of_Justice_Assistance, BJA, agency,@ Department_of_Justice,#p noun.group:law,;c (the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse) }
{ Bureau_of_Justice_Statistics, BJS, agency,@ Department_of_Justice,#p (the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers) }
{ Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation, FBI, law_enforcement_agency,@ Department_of_Justice,#p Intelligence_Community,#m noun.group:law,;c (a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice) }
{ Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, INS, agency,@ Department_of_Homeland_Security,#p (an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States) }
{ United_States_Border_Patrol, US_Border_Patrol, agency,@ Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service,#p (the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States) }
{ Federal_Law_Enforcement_Training_Center, FLETC, law_enforcement_agency,@ Department_of_Homeland_Security,#p (a center in the Department of Homeland Security that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies) } 
{ Financial_Crimes_Enforcement_Network, FinCEN, law_enforcement_agency,@ Department_of_the_Treasury,#p (a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering) }
{ Department_of_Labor, Labor_Department, Labor1, DoL, executive_department,@ (the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913) }
{ Department_of_State, United_States_Department_of_State, State_Department, State2, DoS, executive_department,@ (the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789") }
{ Foggy_Bottom, Department_of_State,@ (United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac River) }
{ Bureau_of_Diplomatic_Security, DS, agency,@ Department_of_State,#p (the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas) }
{ Foreign_Service, agency,@ Department_of_State,#p (the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world) }
{ Bureau_of_Intelligence_and_Research, INR, agency,@ Department_of_State,#p Intelligence_Community,#m (an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community) }
{ Department_of_the_Interior, Interior_Department, Interior, DoI, executive_department,@ (the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849) }
{ United_States_Fish_and_Wildlife_Service, US_Fish_and_Wildlife_Service, FWS, agency,@ Department_of_the_Interior,#p (an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution) }
{ National_Park_Service, agency,@ Department_of_the_Interior,#p (an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the national parks) }
{ Department_of_the_Treasury, Treasury_Department, Treasury1, United_States_Treasury, executive_department,@ (the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789) }
{ Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms, ATF, law_enforcement_agency,@ Department_of_the_Treasury,#p (the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson) }
{ Financial_Management_Service, agency,@ Department_of_the_Treasury,#p (the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting) }
{ Office_of_Intelligence_Support, OIS, agency,@ Department_of_the_Treasury,#p Intelligence_Community,#m (agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy) }
{ Criminal_Investigation_Command, CID, law_enforcement_agency,@ United_States_Army,#p (the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world) }
{ Drug_Enforcement_Administration, Drug_Enforcement_Agency, DEA, law_enforcement_agency,@ Department_of_Justice,#p (federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations) }
{ Federal_Bureau_of_Prisons, BoP, law_enforcement_agency,@ Department_of_Justice,#p (the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes) }
{ Federal_Judiciary, judiciary1,@ law_enforcement_agency,@ (the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws) }
{ National_Institute_of_Justice, NIJ, law_enforcement_agency,@ Department_of_Justice,#p (the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice) }
{ United_States_Marshals_Service, US_Marshals_Service, Marshals, law_enforcement_agency,@ Department_of_Justice,#p (the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system) }

{ Comptroller_of_the_Currency, agency,@ Department_of_the_Treasury,#p (the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency) }
{ Bureau_of_Customs, Customs_Bureau, Customs_Service, USCB, agency,@ Department_of_the_Treasury,#p (the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs) }
{ Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing, agency,@ Department_of_the_Treasury,#p (the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency) }
{ Internal_Revenue_Service, IRS, agency,@ Department_of_the_Treasury,#p (the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections) }
{ Inland_Revenue, IR, administrative_unit,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes) }

{ Department_of_Transportation, Transportation, DoT, executive_department,@ (the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966) }
{ Federal_Aviation_Administration, FAA, agency,@ Department_of_Transportation,#p (an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation) }
{ Department_of_Veterans_Affairs, VA, executive_department,@ (the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989) }
{ Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA, agency,@ Department_of_Transportation,#p (an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel) }

{ Department_of_Commerce_and_Labor, executive_department,@ (a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913) }
{ Department_of_Health_Education_and_Welfare, executive_department,@ (a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979) }
{ Navy_Department, executive_department,@ (a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947) }
{ War_Department, executive_department,@ (a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947) }

{ United_States_Post_Office, US_Post_Office, Post_Office, PO, independent_agency,@ (an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States) }
{ post_office1, local_post_office, branch,@ (a local branch where postal services are available) }
{ general_delivery, poste_restante, unit,@ post_office1,#p (the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it) }
{ generally_accepted_accounting_principles, GAAP, collection,@ (a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures) }
{ instrumentality, unit,@ government_department,#p (a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement") }
{ neonatal_intensive_care_unit, NICU, intensive_care_unit,@ (an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn) }
{ intensive_care_unit, ICU, unit,@ hospital,#p (a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care) }
{ [ denomination, verb.communication:denominate,+ ] nongovernmental_organization,@ (a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith) }
{ communion, denomination,@ noun.cognition:Christianity,;c ((Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites) }
{ Protestant_denomination, denomination,@ Protestant_Church,#m (group of Protestant congregations) }
{ brethren, sect1,@ noun.communication:plural,;u ((plural) the lay members of a male religious order) }
{ order3, monastic_order, sect1,@ (a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict") }
{ Augustinian_order, order3,@ (any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine) }
{ Augustinian_Canons, Augustinian_order,@ (an Augustinian monastic order) }
{ Augustinian_Hermits, Augustinian_order,@ (a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope) }
{ Austin_Friars, Augustinian_order,@ (an Augustinian monastic order) }
{ Benedictine_order, order_of_Saint_Benedict, order3,@ (a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities) }
{ Carmelite_order, Order_of_Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel, order3,@ (a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century) }
{ Carthusian_order, order3,@ (an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084) }
{ Dominican_order, order3,@ (a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century) }
{ Franciscan_order, order3,@ (a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century) }
{ Society_of_Jesus, Jesuit_order, order3,@ (a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship) }
{ [ sect1, adj.pert:sectarian1,+ adj.all:sectarian,+ ] religious_sect, religious_order, religion,@ (a subdivision of a larger religious group) }
{ Religious_Society_of_Friends, Society_of_Friends, Quakers, sect1,@ (a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers) }
{ Shakers, United_Society_of_Believers_in_Christ's_Second_Appearing, sect1,@ (a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States) }
{ Assemblies_of_God, Protestant_denomination,@ (a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States) }
{ Waldenses, Vaudois, sect1,@ (a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century) }
{ Zurvanism, sect1,@ (a Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe) }
{ [ cult1, noun.person:cultist1,+ ] religion,@ (followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader) }
{ [ cult, noun.person:cultist,+ ] religion,@ (followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices) }
{ cargo_cult, cult1,@ noun.location:Melanesia,;c ((Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners; some ascribe divine attributes to westerners on first contact (especially to missionaries)) }
{ macumba, cult,@ noun.location:Brazil,;c ((Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin) }
{ obeah, obi, cult,@ noun.location:West_Indies,;c ((West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery) }
{ Rastafarian, cult,@ noun.location:Ethiopia,;c ((Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine) }
{ voodoo, cult,@ noun.location:Haiti,;c ((Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities) }
{ [ sainthood, noun.person:saint3,+ noun.person:saint,+ ] noun.Tops:group,@ (saints collectively) }
{ [ clergy, adj.pert:clerical,+ laity,! ] priesthood,@ (in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)) }
{ [ laity, adj.all:profane^lay,+ clergy,! ] temporalty, multitude1,@ (in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy) }
{ pantheon, collection,@ (all the gods of a religion) }
{ royalty, royal_family, royal_line, royal_house, house,@ (royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty") }
{ Ordnance_Survey, administrative_unit,@ noun.location:Great_Britain1,;r (the official cartography agency of the British government) }
{ Bourbon, Bourbon_dynasty, dynasty,@ (a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily) }
{ Capetian_dynasty, dynasty,@ (a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328) }
{ Carolingian_dynasty, Carlovingian_dynasty, dynasty,@ (a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987) }
{ Flavian_dynasty, dynasty,@ (a dynasty of Roman Emperors from 69 to 96 including Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian) }
{ Han, Han_dynasty, dynasty,@ (imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization) }
{ [ Hanover, adj.pert:hanoverian,+ ] House_of_Hanover, Hanoverian_line, dynasty,@ royalty,@ (the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)) }
{ Habsburg, Hapsburg, dynasty,@ royalty,@ (a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806) }
{ Hohenzollern, dynasty,@ royalty,@ (a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia) }
{ [ Lancaster, adj.pert:lancastrian3,+ ] House_of_Lancaster, Lancastrian_line, dynasty,@ royalty,@ (the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose) }
{ Liao, Liao_dynasty, dynasty,@ (the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125) }
{ Merovingian, Merovingian_dynasty, dynasty,@ (a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750) }
{ Ming, Ming_dynasty, dynasty,@ (the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644) }
{ Ottoman, Ottoman_dynasty, dynasty,@ (the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I) }
{ Plantagenet, Plantagenet_line, dynasty,@ royalty,@ (the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485) }
{ Ptolemy, Ptolemaic_dynasty, dynasty,@ (an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra) }
{ Qin, Qin_dynasty, Ch'in, Ch'in_dynasty, dynasty,@ (the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall) }
{ Qing, Qing_dynasty, Ch'ing, Ch'ing_dynasty, Manchu, Manchu_dynasty, dynasty,@ (the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu) }
{ Romanov, Romanoff, royalty,@ dynasty,@ (the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917) }
{ Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, dynasty,@ royalty,@ (the name of the royal family that ruled Great Britain from 1901-1917; the name was changed to Windsor in 1917 in response to anti-German feelings in World War I) }
{ Seljuk, dynasty,@ (any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries; they successfully invaded Byzantium and defended the Holy Land against Crusaders) }
{ Shang, Shang_dynasty, dynasty,@ (the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC) }
{ Stuart, dynasty,@ royalty,@ (the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714) }
{ Sung, Sung_dynasty, Song, Song_dynasty, dynasty,@ (the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy) }
{ Tang, Tang_dynasty, dynasty,@ (the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907) }
{ Tudor, House_of_Tudor, dynasty,@ (an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)) }
{ Umayyad, Ommiad, Omayyad, dynasty,@ (the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus) }
{ Valois, dynasty,@ (French royal house from 1328 to 1589) }
{ Wei, Wei_dynasty, dynasty,@ (any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556) }
{ Windsor, House_of_Windsor, dynasty,@ (the British royal family since 1917) }
{ York, House_of_York, dynasty,@ royalty,@ (the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose) }
{ Yuan, Yuan_dynasty, Mongol_dynasty, dynasty,@ (the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368) }
{ citizenry, [ people1, verb.stative:people,+ verb.change:people,+ ] noun.Tops:group,@ (the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people") }
{ Achaean, Arcado-Cyprians, citizenry,@ (the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea) }
{ [ Aeolian, adj.pert:aeolian1,+ ] citizenry,@ (the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia) }
{ Dorian, citizenry,@ (the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC) }
{ Ionian, citizenry,@ (the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia) }
{ [ electorate, verb.social:elect,+ ] citizenry,@ (the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote) }
{ governed, citizenry,@ (the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence) }
{ senate, legislature,@ (assembly possessing high legislative powers) }
{ United_States_Senate, U.S._Senate, US_Senate, Senate1, senate,@ Congress1,#m (the upper house of the United States Congress) }
{ Congress1, United_States_Congress, U.S._Congress, US_Congress, legislature,@ legislative_branch,#m (the legislature of the United States government) }
{ United_States_House_of_Representatives, U.S._House_of_Representatives, US_House_of_Representatives, House_of_Representatives, U.S._House, US_House, house2,@ Congress1,#m (the lower legislative house of the United States Congress) }
{ Government_Accounting_Office, GAO, United_States_Government_Accounting_Office, agency,@ (an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States) }
{ House_of_Burgesses, house2,@ (the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia) }
{ House_of_Commons, British_House_of_Commons, house2,@ British_Parliament,#m (the lower house of the British parliament) }
{ House_of_Lords, British_House_of_Lords, house2,@ British_Parliament,#m (the upper house of the British parliament) }
{ house2, legislature,@ (an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses") }
{ [ legislature, verb.social:legislate,+ ] legislative_assembly, legislative_body, general_assembly, law-makers, assembly,@ government,#m (persons who make or amend or repeal laws) }
{ legislative_council, legislature,@ (a unicameral legislature) }
{ assembly, gathering,@ (a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose) }
{ Areopagus, assembly,@ (the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court)) }
{ States_General, assembly,@ (assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries) }
{ Estates_General, States_general,@ (assembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789) }
{ [ administration, verb.social:administer,+ ] governance, governing_body, establishment2, brass, [ organization1, verb.social:organize1,+ verb.social:organize,+ verb.cognition:organize,+ verb.change:organize,+ ] [ organisation1, verb.social:organise1,+ verb.social:organise,+ verb.cognition:organise,+ ] body,@ government,#p (the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment") }
{ top_brass, administration,@ (the most important persons in a governing body) }
{ executive1, administration,@ government,#m (persons who administer the law) }
{ Bush_administration1, executive1,@ (the executive under President George W. Bush) }
{ Clinton_administration, executive1,@ (the executive under President Clinton) }
{ Bush_administration, executive1,@ (the executive under President George H. W. Bush) }
{ Reagan_administration, executive1,@ (the executive under President Reagan) }
{ Carter_administration, executive1,@ (the executive under President Carter) }
{ [ judiciary, verb.social:judge9,+ ] bench, administration,@ government,#m (persons who administer justice) }
{ judiciary1, judicature, judicatory, judicial_system, system,@ government,#p (the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government) }
{ nation1, land1, country1, people,@ (the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him") }
{ commonwealth_country, state,@ (any of the countries in the British Commonwealth) }
{ developing_country, state,@ (a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically) }
{ Dominion, state,@ (one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth) }
{ estate_of_the_realm, estate, the_three_estates, class1,@ state,#p noun.location:Britain,;r noun.location:France,;r (a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights) }
{ first_estate, Lords_Spiritual, estate_of_the_realm,@ noun.location:Britain,;r noun.location:France,;r (the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain) }
{ second_estate, Lords_Temporal, estate_of_the_realm,@ noun.location:Britain,;r noun.location:France,;r (the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain) }
{ third_estate, Commons1, estate_of_the_realm,@ noun.location:Britain,;r noun.location:France,;r (the common people) }
{ fourth_estate, estate_of_the_realm,@ (the press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers) }
{ foreign_country, state,@ (any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to") }
{ [ tribe1, adj.pert:tribal,+ ] federation_of_tribes, nation2,@ noun.location:US,;r (a federation (as of American Indians)) }
{ Free_World, collection,@ (anti-communist countries collectively) }
{ Third_World, collection,@ (underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively) }
{ state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res_publica, body_politic, political_unit,@ (a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land") }
{ Reich, state,@ (the German state) }
{ Holy_Roman_Empire, political_unit,@ noun.object:Europe,#p (a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon) }
{ Hohenzollern_empire, Second_Reich, Reich,@ (the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919)) }
{ Weimar_Republic, democracy,@ (the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich") }
{ Third_Reich, Nazi_Germany, Reich,@ (the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945)) }
{ rogue_state, renegade_state, rogue_nation, state,@ (a state that does not respect other states in its international actions) }
{ suzerain, state,@ (a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs) }
{ [ member, noun.state:membership,+ ] unit,@ (an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations") }
{ allies, alliance,@ (an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy) }
{ bloc, axis, alliance,@ (a group of countries in special alliance) }
{ Allies1, alliance,@ (in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers) }
{ Central_Powers, alliance,@ (in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies) }
{ Allies2, alliance,@ (the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945) }
{ Axis1, alliance,@ (in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II") }
{ entente, entente_cordiale, alliance,@ (an informal alliance between countries) }
{ Arab_League, world_organization,@ (an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation) }
{ [ Europe1, adj.pert:european,+ ] collection,@ (the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II") }
{ [ Asia, adj.pert:asiatic,+ adj.pert:asian,+ ] collection,@ (the nations of the Asian continent collectively) }
{ North_America, collection,@ (the nations of the North American continent collectively) }
{ Central_America, collection,@ (the nations of Central America collectively) }
{ [ South_America, adj.pert:south_american,+ ] collection,@ (the nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States") }
{ European_Union, EU, European_Community, EC, European_Economic_Community, EEC, Common_Market, [ Europe, adj.pert:european,+ ] world_organization,@ (an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union") }
{ Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe, SHAPE, high_command,@ North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization,#p (the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe) }
{ North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization, NATO, world_organization,@ (an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security) }
{ Allied_Command_Atlantic, ACLANT, headquarters,@ North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization,#p (a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council) }
{ Supreme_Allied_Commander_Atlantic, SACLANT, noun.person:commanding_officer,@ Allied_Command_Atlantic,#m (commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council) }
{ Allied_Command_Europe, ACE, headquarters,@ North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization,#p (a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey) }
{ Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe, SACEUR, noun.person:commanding_officer,@ Allied_Command_Europe,#m (commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe) }
{ Organization_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons, OPCW, world_organization,@ (international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention) }
{ Organization_of_American_States, OAS, world_organization,@ (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation) }
{ Pan_American_Union, secretariat,@ (the administrative agency of the Organization of American States) }
{ Organization_of_Petroleum-Exporting_Countries, OPEC, world_organization,@ oil_cartel,@ (an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum) }
{ sea_power, state,@ (a nation that possesses formidable naval strength) }
{ world_power, major_power, great_power, power, superpower, state,@ (a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world) }
{ hegemon, world_power,@ (a leading or paramount power) }
{ church-state, theocracy,@ (a state ruled by religious authority) }
{ city_state, city-state, state,@ (a state consisting of a sovereign city) }
{ welfare_state, state1,@ (a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.) }
{ puppet_government, puppet_state, pupet_regime, government,@ (a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed) }
{ state1, government,@ (the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax") }
{ population1, noun.Tops:group,@ (a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population") }
{ [ overpopulation, verb.stative:overpopulate,+ ] population1,@ (too much population) }
{ overspill, noun.act:move1,@ (the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns) }
{ [ poor_people, rich_people,! ] [ poor, rich,! ] people,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance") }
{ [ rich_people, poor_people,! ] [ rich, poor,! ] people,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group); "only the very rich benefit from this legislation") }
{ populace, public, world2, people,@ (people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public") }
{ [ population, verb.stative:populate,+ ] people,@ (the people who inhabit a territory or state; "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed") }
{ home_front, population,@ (the civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war) }
{ multitude1, masses, mass1, hoi_polloi, [ people3, verb.stative:people,+ verb.change:people,+ ] the_great_unwashed, noun.Tops:group,@ (the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people") }
{ admass, populace,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)) }
{ labor, labour, working_class, [ proletariat, adj.all:lower-class^proletarian,+ ] class1,@ (a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field") }
{ labor_force, labor_pool, labor,@ (the source of trained people from which workers can be hired) }
{ lumpenproletariat, labor,@ noun.cognition:Marxism,;c ((Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement) }
{ organized_labor, labor,@ (employees who are represented by a labor union) }
{ Laurel_and_Hardy, duet1,@i (United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together) }
{ lower_class, underclass, class1,@ (the social class lowest in the social hierarchy) }
{ middle_class, bourgeoisie, class1,@ (the social class between the lower and upper classes) }
{ booboisie, class1,@ (class consisting of all those who are considered boobs) }
{ commonalty, [ commonality, adj.all:unrefined1^common,+ adj.all:lowborn^common,+ ] commons, class1,@ (a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank) }
{ petit_bourgeois, petite_bourgeoisie, petty_bourgeoisie, middle_class,@ (lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)) }
{ peasantry, class1,@ (the class of peasants) }
{ [ crowd, verb.motion:crowd,+ verb.stative:crowd,+ verb.motion:crowd1,+ ] gathering,@ (a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers") }
{ multitude, [ throng, verb.motion:throng,+ ] concourse, gathering,@ (a large gathering of people) }
{ hive, multitude,@ (a teeming multitude) }
{ horde, host, legion, multitude,@ (a vast multitude) }
{ ruck, [ herd2, verb.motion:herd1,+ verb.motion:herd,+ ] multitude,@ (a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd") }
{ army1, crowd,@ (a large number of people united for some specific purpose) }
{ crush, [ jam, verb.contact:jam,+ ] [ press1, verb.motion:press,+ ] crowd,@ (a dense crowd of people) }
{ traffic_jam, snarl-up, crush,@ (a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move) }
{ gridlock, traffic_jam,@ (a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible) }
{ host2, legion3, army,@ (archaic terms for army) }
{ Roman_Legion, host2,@ (a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army) }
{ Sabaoth, host2,@ noun.communication:plural,;u ((plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament; "Lord of Sabaoth") }
{ drove1, horde1, [ swarm1, verb.motion:swarm,+ verb.stative:swarm,+ ] crowd,@ (a moving crowd) }
{ drove, animal_group,@ (a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together) }
{ [ huddle, verb.motion:huddle1,+ ] crowd,@ (a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women") }
{ [ mob, verb.motion:mob,+ ] rabble, rout, crowd,@ (a disorderly crowd of people) }
{ lynch_mob, mob,@ (a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority) }
{ company, social_gathering,@ (a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with company when I arrived") }
{ [ attendance, adj.all:present2^attendant,+ ] company,@ (the number of people that are present; "attendance was up by 50 per cent") }
{ limited_company, Ltd., Ld., company1,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability) }
{ holding_company, company1,@ (a company with controlling shares in other companies) }
{ bank_holding_company, holding_company,@ (a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks) }
{ multibank_holding_company, bank_holding_company,@ (a bank holding company owning several banks) }
{ utility, public_utility, public_utility_company, public-service_corporation, service5,@ (a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation) }
{ [ service5, verb.social:service,+ ] company1,@ (a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation) }
{ telephone_company, telephone_service, phone_company, phone_service, telco, utility,@ (a public utility that provides telephone service) }
{ power_company, power_service, electric_company, light_company, utility,@ (a public utility that provides electricity) }
{ water_company, waterworks, utility,@ (a public utility that provides water) }
{ gas_company, gas_service, utility,@ (a public utility that provides gas) }
{ bus_company, bus_service, utility,@ transportation_company,@ (a public utility providing local transportation) }
{ livery_company, company1,@ (one of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds) }
{ company2, troupe, organization,@ (organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel") }
{ opera_company, company2,@ (a company that produces operas) }
{ theater_company, company2,@ (a company that produces plays) }
{ stock_company1, repertory_company, repertory2, theater_company,@ (a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire) }
{ ballet_company, company2,@ (a company that produces ballets) }
{ [ chorus, adj.pert:choral1,+ verb.creation:chorus,+ ] musical_organization,@ (a group of people assembled to sing together) }
{ [ chorus2, adj.pert:choric,+ verb.creation:chorus,+ verb.communication:chorus,+ ] Greek_chorus, company2,@ noun.act:singing,;c (a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play) }
{ ensemble2, musical_organization,@ (a group of musicians playing or singing together; "a string ensemble") }
{ [ chorus1, adj.pert:choral1,+ verb.creation:chorus,+ ] chorus_line, line3,@ (a body of dancers or singers who perform together) }
{ [ choir, adj.pert:choral1,+ noun.person:chorister,+ verb.creation:choir,+ ] chorus,@ (a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony) }
{ [ choir1, adj.pert:choral1,+ verb.creation:choir,+ ] consort, set,@ (a family of similar musical instrument playing together) }
{ husking_bee, cornhusking, bee,@ (a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn) }
{ corps_de_ballet, ensemble1, chorus1,@ ballet_company,#m (the chorus of a ballet company) }
{ circus, company2,@ (a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus") }
{ minstrel_show, company2,@ (a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes) }
{ minstrelsy, company2,@ (a troupe of minstrels) }
{ [ unit, verb.change:unitize,+ ] social_unit, organization,@ (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit") }
{ [ command, verb.communication:command1,+ ] military_unit,@ military,;c (a military unit or region under the control of a single officer) }
{ enemy, military_unit,@ (an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn") }
{ task_force, military_unit,@ military,;c (a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective) }
{ army_unit, military_unit,@ army,#m military,;c (a military unit that is part of an army) }
{ army, regular_army, ground_forces, military_service,@ military,;c (a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state) }
{ naval_unit, military_unit,@ navy,#m military,;c (a military unit that is part of a navy) }
{ [ navy, adj.pert:naval,+ ] naval_forces, military_service,@ military,;c (an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare) }
{ United_States_Navy, US_Navy, USN, Navy1, agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p (the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces) }
{ coastguard, military_service,@ military,;c (a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters) }
{ United_States_Coast_Guard, U._S._Coast_Guard, US_Coast_Guard, coastguard,@ agency,@ Department_of_Transportation,#p (an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce) }
{ Marines1, military_service,@ military,;c (members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea) }
{ United_States_Marine_Corps, United_States_Marines, Marine_Corps, US_Marine_Corps, USMC, Marines2, Marines1,@ United_States_Navy,#p (an amphibious division of the United States Navy) }
{ Naval_Air_Warfare_Center_Weapons_Division, NAWCWPNS, agency,@ United_States_Navy,#p (the principal agency of the United States Navy for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems) }
{ Naval_Special_Warfare, NSW, agency,@ United_States_Navy,#p (the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare) }
{ Naval_Surface_Warfare_Center, NSWC, agency,@ United_States_Navy,#p (the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare) }
{ Naval_Underwater_Warfare_Center, NUWC, agency,@ United_States_Navy,#p (the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems) }
{ United_States_Naval_Academy, US_Naval_Academy, naval_academy,@ United_States_Navy,#p (a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy) }
{ Office_of_Naval_Intelligence, ONI, agency,@ United_States_Navy,#p Intelligence_Community,#m (the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy) }
{ Marine_Corps_Intelligence_Activity, MCIA, agency,@ United_States_Marine_Corps,#p Intelligence_Community,#m (an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization) }
{ Air_Corps, air_force,@ (formerly the airborne division of the United States Army) }
{ United_States_Air_Force_Academy, US_Air_Force_Academy, air_force_academy,@ United_States_Air_Force,#p (a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force) }
{ Royal_Air_Force, RAF, air_force,@ (the airforce of Great Britain) }
{ Luftwaffe, German_Luftwaffe, air_force,@ (the German airforce) }
{ League_of_Nations, world_organization,@ (an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed) }
{ Peace_Corps, organization,@ (a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries) }
{ air_unit, military_unit,@ air_force,#m military,;c (a military unit that is part of the airforce) }
{ air_force, airforce, military_service,@ military,;c (the airborne branch of a country's armed forces) }
{ United_States_Air_Force, U._S._Air_Force, US_Air_Force, Air_Force1, USAF, agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p (the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space) }
{ Air_Combat_Command, ACC, command,@ United_States_Air_Force,#p (a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft) }
{ Air_Force_Space_Command, AFSPC, command,@ United_States_Air_Force,#p (a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations) }
{ Air_National_Guard, ANG, National_Guard,@ United_States_Air_Force,#p (a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies) }
{ Air_Force_Intelligence_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance, Air_Force_ISR, AFISR, agency,@ United_States_Air_Force,#p Intelligence_Community,#m (an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms) }
{ [ armor, verb.competition:arm,+ ] armour, military_unit,@ military,;c (a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles) }
{ guerrilla_force, guerilla_force, force,@ (an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups) }
{ military_service, armed_service, service, force,@ military,;c (a force that is a branch of the armed forces) }
{ military_unit, military_force, military_group, force1, unit,@ military_service,#m military,;c (a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men") }
{ [ military, adj.all:military2^militaristic,+ verb.competition:militarize,+ verb.competition:militarise,+ ] armed_forces, armed_services, military_machine, war_machine, force,@ (the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker") }
{ military_reserve, [ reserve, noun.person:reservist,+ ] military,@ military,;c (armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency) }
{ mujahidin, mujahedin, mujahedeen, mujahadeen, mujahadin, mujahideen, mujahadein, military_unit,@ noun.act:terrorism,;c (a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists") }
{ Mujahedeen_Khalq, mujahidin,@ (Iranian guerillas based in Iraq) }
{ Pentagon, bureaucracy,@ military,;c (the United States military establishment) }
{ [ paramilitary, adj.pert:paramilitary,+ ] paramilitary_force, paramilitary_unit, paramilitary_organization, paramilitary_organisation, force,@ (a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)) }
{ fedayeen, paramilitary,@ noun.communication:plural,;u ((plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel) }
{ Fedayeen_Saddam, Saddam's_Martyrs, paramilitary,@ (a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents) }
{ force2, social_group,@ (a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers") }
{ force, personnel, organization,@ (group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens") }
{ task_force1, unit,@ (a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task) }
{ [ team, verb.competition:team,+ ] squad, unit,@ (a cooperative unit (especially in sports)) }
{ hit_squad, team,@ (a team of assassins) }
{ death_squad, hit_squad,@ (a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)) }
{ Sparrow_Unit, hit_squad,@ New_People's_Army,#p (a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines) }
{ [ bench2, verb.social:bench,+ ] subgroup,@ team,#p (the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench") }
{ [ police, verb.social:police,+ ] police_force, constabulary, law1, force,@ law_enforcement_agency,@ (the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him") }
{ Europol, European_Law_Enforcement_Organisation, police,@ (police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces) }
{ gendarmerie, gendarmery, police,@ (French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively) }
{ Mutawa'een, Mutawa, police,@ noun.location:Saudi_Arabia,;r (religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded) }
{ Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police, RCMP, Mounties, police,@ international_law_enforcement_agency,@ (the federal police force of Canada) }
{ Scotland_Yard, New_Scotland_Yard, police,@ (the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London) }
{ security_force, private_security_force, force,@ (a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry) }
{ vice_squad, police_squad,@ (a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution) }
{ military_police, MP, force,@ military,;c (a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners) }
{ shore_patrol, military_police,@ military,;c (the military police of the navy) }
{ secret_police, police,@ (a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)) }
{ Gestapo, secret_police,@ SS,#p noun.act:terrorism,;c (the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods) }
{ Schutzstaffel, SS, police,@ (special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps) }
{ SA, Sturmabteilung, Storm_Troops, militia,@ (Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943) }
{ work_force, workforce, manpower, hands, men, force,@ (the force of workers available) }
{ corps, army_corps, army_unit,@ army,#m (an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support) }
{ Women's_Army_Corps, WAC, army_corps,@ (an army corps that was organized in World War II but is no longer a separate branch of the United States Army) }
{ Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps, ROTC, corps,@ (a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers) }
{ corps1, body,@ (a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps") }
{ [ division, adj.pert:divisional,+ ] army_unit,@ corps,#m (an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve") }
{ Special_Forces, U._S._Army_Special_Forces, United_States_Army_Special_Forces, division,@ United_States_Army,#p (a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting) }
{ battle_group, army_unit,@ division,#m (an army unit usually consisting of five companies) }
{ [ regiment, adj.pert:regimental,+ verb.social:regiment,+ verb.social:regiment1,+ ] army_unit,@ (army unit smaller than a division) }
{ [ brigade, verb.competition:brigade,+ ] army_unit,@ (army unit smaller than a division) }
{ battalion, army_unit,@ regiment,#m (an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies) }
{ company3, army_unit,@ battalion,#m battle_group,#m military,;c (small military unit; usually two or three platoons) }
{ platoon, army_unit,@ company3,#m military,;c (a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant) }
{ platoon1, police_squad,@ (a team of policemen working under the military platoon system) }
{ section2, team,@ platoon1,#p (a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon) }
{ den, unit,@ (a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts) }
{ platoon2, social_group,@ (a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team") }
{ [ detachment, verb.motion:detach,+ ] army_unit,@ (a small unit of troops of special composition) }
{ vanguard, van, army_unit,@ (the leading units moving at the head of an army) }
{ [ guard, verb.competition:guard,+ ] military_unit,@ (a military unit serving to protect some place or person) }
{ [ bodyguard, verb.motion:body_guard,+ ] detachment,@ guard,@ cortege,#p (a group of men who escort and protect some important person) }
{ yeomanry2, home_guard,@ Territorial_Army,#p (a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army) }
{ [ patrol, verb.social:patrol,+ ] detachment,@ (a detachment used for security or reconnaissance) }
{ picket, detachment,@ (a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack) }
{ press_gang, detachment,@ (a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy) }
{ provost_guard, detachment,@ (a detachment under the command of a provost marshall) }
{ rearguard, detachment,@ military,;c (a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body) }
{ section, army_unit,@ (a small army unit usually having a special function) }
{ section1, musical_organization,@ orchestra,#p band,#p (a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class) }
{ brass_section, [ brass1, adj.pert:brassy,+ ] section1,@ (the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments) }
{ string_section, strings, section1,@ (the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments) }
{ violin_section, string_section,@ (the section of an orchestra that plays violins) }
{ percussion_section, [ percussion, noun.person:percussionist,+ ] rhythm_section, section1,@ (the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments) }
{ trumpet_section, brass_section,@ (the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets) }
{ reed_section, section1,@ (the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments) }
{ clarinet_section, reed_section,@ (the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets) }
{ squad1, army_unit,@ (a smallest army unit) }
{ complement, full_complement, work_force,@ (number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers") }
{ shift, gang,@ work_force,#p (a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time) }
{ day_shift, day_watch, shift,@ (workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)) }
{ evening_shift, shift,@ (workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)) }
{ night_shift, graveyard_shift, shift,@ (workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)) }
{ relay, shift,@ (a crew of workers who relieve another crew) }
{ ship's_company, company4, complement,@ (crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship) }
{ division1, naval_division, naval_unit,@ (a group of ships of similar type) }
{ division2, air_division, air_unit,@ (a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings) }
{ wing, air_unit,@ division2,#p military,;c (a unit of military aircraft) }
{ air_group, air_unit,@ (a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing) }
{ squadron, air_unit,@ wing,#m (an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group) }
{ escadrille, squadron,@ noun.location:France,;r (an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)) }
{ squadron1, cavalry,@ (a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms) }
{ squadron2, naval_unit,@ (a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task) }
{ escadrille2, squadron2,@ (a small squadron) }
{ flight, air_unit,@ (an air force unit smaller than a squadron) }
{ flight1, formation,@ (a formation of aircraft in flight) }
{ [ flight2, verb.motion:flight,+ ] flock,@ (a flock of flying birds) }
{ division3, administrative_unit,@ government,#m business,#m (an administrative unit in government or business) }
{ division4, phylum,@ noun.cognition:botany,;c ((botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum) }
{ division5, biological_group,@ noun.cognition:biology,;c ((biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category) }
{ form_division, division5,@ (an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure) }
{ audience, gathering,@ (a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough") }
{ gallery, audience,@ (spectators at a golf or tennis match) }
{ audience1, multitude1,@ populace,#m (the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions") }
{ [ readership, noun.person:reader3,+ noun.person:reader,+ ] audience1,@ (the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)) }
{ viewing_audience, TV_audience, viewers, audience1,@ (the audience reached by television) }
{ grandstand, audience,@ (the audience at a stadium or racetrack) }
{ house3, audience,@ (the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house") }
{ claque, following,@ house3,#p (a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance) }
{ [ following, verb.social:follow10,+ verb.possession:follow,+ ] followers, multitude1,@ (a group of followers or enthusiasts) }
{ [ faithful1, adj.all:faithful,+ ] following,@ (any loyal and steadfast following) }
{ [ fandom, noun.person:fan1,+ ] following,@ (the fans of a sport or famous person) }
{ [ parish, adj.pert:parochial,+ ] community,@ (a local church community) }
{ community, gathering,@ (a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community") }
{ community4, world_organization,@ (a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community") }
{ [ convent, adj.all:unworldly^conventual,+ ] community,@ sect1,#p (a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together) }
{ house4, community,@ (the members of a religious community living together) }
{ Ummah, Umma, Muslim_Ummah, Islamic_Ummah, Islam_Nation, community,@ noun.cognition:Islam,;c noun.communication:plural,;u (the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims") }
{ speech_community, community,@ (people sharing a given language or dialect) }
{ [ neighborhood, noun.person:neighbor,+ ] [ neighbourhood, noun.person:neighbour,+ ] community,@ (people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush") }
{ hood, neighborhood,@ noun.communication:slang,;u ((slang) a neighborhood) }
{ street, neighborhood,@ (people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights") }
{ municipality, gathering,@ (people living in a town or city having local self-government) }
{ municipal_government, local_government,@ (the government of a municipality) }
{ commission_plan, municipal_government,@ (a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission) }
{ state_government, government,@ (the government of a state in the United States) }
{ totalitarian_state, totalitation_regime, government,@ (a government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures) }
{ [ city, verb.change:citify,+ ] metropolis, municipality,@ (people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994") }
{ town, townspeople, townsfolk, municipality,@ (the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team") }
{ village, small_town, settlement1, community,@ (a community of people smaller than a town) }
{ moshav, village,@ noun.location:Israel,;r (a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms) }
{ hamlet, crossroads, community,@ (a community of people smaller than a village) }
{ cooperative, association,@ (an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it) }
{ [ club, adj.all:private^clubby,+ verb.social:club10,+ verb.social:club3,+ ] social_club, society1, guild, gild, lodge, [ order2, verb.social:order2,+ ] association,@ (a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today") }
{ family5, [ fellowship, noun.person:fellow3,+ ] association,@ (an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship") }
{ koinonia, family5,@ (Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community) }
{ athenaeum, atheneum, club,@ (a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning) }
{ bookclub, club,@ (a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices) }
{ chapter, club,@ fraternity1,#m association,#m (a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter") }
{ chapter1, assembly,@ (an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church) }
{ American_Legion, association,@ (the largest organization of United States war veterans) }
{ Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars, VFW, association,@ (an organization of United States war veterans) }
{ chess_club, club,@ (a club of people to play chess) }
{ country_club, club,@ (a suburban club for recreation and socializing) }
{ [ fraternity1, adj.pert:fraternal1,+ ] frat, club,@ (a social club for male undergraduates) }
{ glee_club, club,@ (a club organized to sing together) }
{ golf_club, club,@ (a club of people to play golf) }
{ hunt, hunt_club, club,@ (an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport) }
{ investors_club, club,@ (a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly) }
{ jockey_club, club,@ (a club to promote and regulate horse racing) }
{ racket_club, club,@ (club for players of racket sports) }
{ rowing_club, club,@ (a club for rowers) }
{ slate_club, club,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)) }
{ sorority, club,@ (a social club for female undergraduates) }
{ tennis_club, racket_club,@ (a club of people to play tennis) }
{ turnverein, club,@ (a club of tumblers or gymnasts) }
{ yacht_club, boat_club, club,@ (club that promotes and supports yachting and boating) }
{ yakuza, organized_crime,@ noun.location:Japan,;r (organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises) }
{ yoke, pair,@ (a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen") }
{ [ league1, verb.change:league,+ ] conference1, association,@ (an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members) }
{ major_league, big_league, majors, league1,@ noun.act:baseball,;c (the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)) }
{ minor_league, minors, bush_league, league1,@ noun.act:baseball,;c (a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)) }
{ baseball_league, league1,@ (a league of baseball teams) }
{ little_league, baseball_league,@ (a commercially sponsored baseball league for players between 8 and 12 years of age) }
{ little-league_team, team,@ little_league,#m (a team that plays in a little league) }
{ basketball_league, league1,@ (a league of basketball teams) }
{ bowling_league, league1,@ (a league of bowling teams) }
{ football_league, league1,@ (a league of football teams) }
{ hockey_league, league1,@ (a league of hockey teams) }
{ Ivy_League, league1,@ (a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige) }
{ [ union1, verb.social:unionize1,+ verb.social:unionize,+ ] labor_union, [ trade_union, noun.person:trade_unionist,+ ] trades_union, brotherhood1, organization,@ labor_movement,#p (an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job") }
{ industrial_union, vertical_union, union1,@ (a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft) }
{ Teamsters_Union, industrial_union,@ (an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers) }
{ United_Mine_Workers_of_America, United_Mine_Workers, industrial_union,@ (an industrial union of mine workers in North America) }
{ American_Federation_of_Labor, AFL, federation1,@ (a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955) }
{ American_Federation_of_Labor_and_Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations, AFL-CIO, federation1,@ (the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955) }
{ Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations, CIO, federation1,@ (a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955) }
{ craft_union, union1,@ (a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft) }
{ credit_union, depository_financial_institution,@ (a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings) }
{ company_union, union1,@ (a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union) }
{ open_shop, company1,@ (a company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union) }
{ closed_shop, company1,@ (a company that hires only union members) }
{ union_shop, company1,@ (a company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time) }
{ secret_society, association,@ (a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers) }
{ Freemasonry, Masonry, secret_society,@ (Freemasons collectively) }
{ Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh, National_Volunteers_Association, secret_society,@ noun.location:India,;r (an all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus) }
{ service_club, club,@ (a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services) }
{ Lions_Club, International_Association_of_Lions_clubs, service_club,@ (club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare) }
{ Rotary_Club, Rotary_International, service_club,@ (a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace) }
{ consortium, pool, [ syndicate, verb.social:syndicate,+ verb.social:syndicate1,+ ] association,@ (an association of companies for some definite purpose) }
{ trust, corporate_trust, [ combine, verb.social:combine,+ ] cartel, consortium,@ (a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly") }
{ drug_cartel, trust,@ (an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations") }
{ Medellin_cartel, drug_cartel,@i noun.location:Colombia,;r (a drug cartel in Colombia; controlled the production of cocaine from the 1970s until 1993 when the leader was killed) }
{ Cali_cartel, drug_cartel,@i noun.location:Colombia,;r (a drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.)) }
{ oil_cartel, trust,@ (a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil) }
{ [ cast, verb.social:cast14,+ verb.creation:cast1,+ ] cast_of_characters, dramatis_personae, gathering,@ company2,#m (the actors in a play) }
{ ensemble4, supporting_players, cast,@ (a cast other than the principals) }
{ constituency, body,@ electorate,#m (the body of voters who elect a representative for their area) }
{ electoral_college, body,@ (the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president) }
{ class3, form, grade, course1, gathering,@ (a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy") }
{ class4, year, gathering,@ (a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High") }
{ graduating_class, class4,@ (the body of students who graduate together this year) }
{ master_class, class3,@ (a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert) }
{ section4, discussion_section, class3,@ (a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course") }
{ senior_class, class4,@ (final grade or class in high school or college) }
{ junior_class, class4,@ (penultimate class in high school or college) }
{ sophomore_class, class4,@ (the second class in a four-year college or high school) }
{ freshman_class, class4,@ (the first class in college or high school) }
{ [ class5, verb.cognition:classify1,+ verb.cognition:classify,+ ] division6, league1,@ (a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA") }
{ revolving_door, social_group,@ (an organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership) }
{ set1, circle, band1, lot, social_group,@ (an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot") }
{ car_pool, set1,@ (a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers) }
{ clique, coterie, ingroup, inner_circle, pack1, camp1, set1,@ (an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose) }
{ Bloomsbury_Group, clique,@ (an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles) }
{ [ bohemia, adj.all:unconventional^bohemian,+ ] clique,@ (a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style) }
{ kitchen_cabinet, brain_trust, clique,@ (an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government) }
{ loop, clique,@ (an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop") }
{ cabal, faction1, junto, camarilla, clique,@ (a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue) }
{ military_junta, junta, clique,@ (a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power) }
{ cadre, core,@ military,#m (a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion) }
{ core, nucleus, core_group, set,@ (a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program") }
{ portfolio, set,@ (a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs") }
{ professional_association, association,@ (an association of practitioners of a given profession) }
{ [ gang, verb.competition:gang,+ ] crew, work_party, unit,@ work_force,#m (an organized group of workmen) }
{ [ detail1, verb.cognition:detail,+ ] gang,@ (a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees") }
{ chain_gang, gang,@ (a gang of convicts chained together) }
{ ground_crew, ground-service_crew, gang,@ (the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground) }
{ road_gang, gang,@ (a gang of road workers) }
{ section_gang, gang,@ (a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad) }
{ stage_crew, gang,@ (crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production) }
{ Fabian_Society, association,@ (an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism) }
{ [ gang1, noun.group:gangdom,+ noun.person:gangster,+ ] pack2, ring, [ mob1, noun.person:mobster,+ ] association,@ organized_crime,#m (an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves") }
{ nest, gang1,@ noun.act:terrorism,;c (a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves") }
{ sleeper_nest, nest,@ (a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal; "sleeper nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major attacks in Europe") }
{ youth_gang, gang1,@ (a gang whose members are teenagers) }
{ demimonde, class1,@ (a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior) }
{ underworld, class1,@ (the criminal class) }
{ organized_crime, gangland, [ gangdom, noun.group:gang1,+ ] social_group,@ underworld,#m (underworld organizations) }
{ mafia2, maffia2, clique,@ noun.communication:colloquialism,;u (any tightly knit group of trusted associates) }
{ Mafia1, Maffia1, Sicilian_Mafia, organized_crime,@ noun.act:terrorism,;c (a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century) }
{ Mafia, Maffia, Cosa_Nostra, syndicate1,@ (a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia) }
{ Black_Hand, organized_crime,@ noun.act:terrorism,;c (a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century) }
{ Camorra, organized_crime,@ (a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail) }
{ syndicate1, crime_syndicate, [ mob2, noun.person:mobster,+ ] family6, organized_crime,@ (a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities) }
{ yeomanry, class1,@ (class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land) }
{ musical_organization, musical_organisation, musical_group, organization,@ (an organization of musicians who perform together) }
{ duet1, duette, duo1, musical_organization,@ (two performers or singers who perform together) }
{ trio2, musical_organization,@ (three performers or singers who perform together) }
{ quartet2, quartette2, musical_organization,@ (four performers or singers who perform together) }
{ barbershop_quartet, quartet2,@ (an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony) }
{ string_quartet, string_quartette, quartet2,@ (an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello) }
{ quintet2, quintette2, musical_organization,@ (five performers or singers who perform together) }
{ sextet2, sextette2, sestet2, musical_organization,@ (six performers or singers who perform together) }
{ septet2, septette2, musical_organization,@ (seven performers or singers who perform together) }
{ octet2, octette2, musical_organization,@ (eight performers or singers who perform together) }
{ [ orchestra, adj.pert:orchestral,+ verb.creation:orchestrate,+ ] musical_organization,@ (a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players) }
{ chamber_orchestra, orchestra,@ (small orchestra; usually plays classical music) }
{ gamelan, ensemble2,@ noun.location:Indonesia,;r (a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs) }
{ string_orchestra, orchestra,@ (an orchestra playing only stringed instruments) }
{ symphony_orchestra, [ symphony, verb.creation:symphonize,+ ] philharmonic, orchestra,@ (a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony") }
{ band, musical_organization,@ (instrumentalists not including string players) }
{ marching_band, band,@ (a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time) }
{ brass_band, band,@ (a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments) }
{ concert_band, military_band, band,@ (a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments) }
{ jug_band, ensemble2,@ (a musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos and other improvised instruments) }
{ pop_group, ensemble2,@ (a group that plays pop music) }
{ indie, pop_group,@ (a pop group not affiliated with a major record company) }
{ dance_band, band2, dance_orchestra, musical_organization,@ (a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing) }
{ big_band, band2,@ (a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians) }
{ jazz_band, jazz_group, combo, dance_band,@ (a small band of jazz musicians) }
{ mariachi, ensemble2,@ (a group of street musicians in Mexico) }
{ rock_group, rock_band, dance_band,@ (a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music) }
{ skiffle_group, ensemble2,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a band of musicians who play skiffle) }
{ steel_band, dance_band,@ (a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands)) }
{ horde2, community,@ (a nomadic community) }
{ Golden_Horde, horde2,@ (a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century) }
{ cohort, set1,@ (a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)) }
{ cohort1, company,@ (a company of companions or supporters) }
{ [ conspiracy, adj.pert:conspiratorial,+ ] confederacy1, set1,@ (a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose) }
{ Four_Hundred, set1,@ high_society,#m (the exclusive social set of a city) }
{ horsy_set, horsey_set, set1,@ (a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing) }
{ jet_set, set1,@ (a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure) }
{ [ faction, adj.all:discordant^factious,+ ] sect, clique,@ (a dissenting clique) }
{ splinter_group, faction,@ (a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization) }
{ social_gathering, social_affair, gathering,@ (a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship) }
{ function, social_gathering,@ (a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function") }
{ [ party, verb.social:party,+ ] social_gathering,@ (a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner") }
{ shindig, shindy, party,@ (a large and noisy party of people) }
{ [ dance, verb.creation:dance,+ ] party,@ (a party of people assembled for dancing) }
{ ball, dance,@ (the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded") }
{ [ masquerade, verb.perception:masquerade,+ ] masquerade_party, masque, [ mask, verb.contact:mask,+ ] party,@ (a party of guests wearing costumes and masks) }
{ [ banquet, verb.consumption:banquet1,+ ] [ feast, verb.consumption:feast1,+ verb.consumption:feast,+ ] dinner_party,@ (a ceremonial dinner party for many people) }
{ [ dinner, verb.consumption:dine2,+ verb.consumption:dine1,+ ] dinner_party, party,@ (a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party") }
{ gaudy, banquet,@ noun.location:Britain,;r ((Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college) }
{ beanfeast, dinner,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees) }
{ [ reception, verb.social:receive,+ ] party,@ (a formal party of people; as after a wedding) }
{ at_home, reception,@ (a reception held in your own home) }
{ levee, reception,@ (a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)) }
{ tea, reception,@ (a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers") }
{ wedding_reception, reception,@ (a reception for wedding guests held after the wedding) }
{ open_house, party,@ (an informal party of people with hospitality for all comers) }
{ housewarming, party,@ (a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home) }
{ soiree, party,@ (a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)) }
{ musical_soiree, soiree_musicale, soiree,@ (a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music) }
{ garden_party, lawn_party, fete_champetre, party,@ (a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors) }
{ bachelor_party, stag_party,@ (stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married)) }
{ shower, party,@ (a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting") }
{ stag_party, smoker, party,@ (a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)) }
{ hen_party, party,@ (a party for women only) }
{ slumber_party, party,@ (an overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and pass the night talking) }
{ [ sociable, adj.all:sociable,+ ] [ social, adj.all:sociable^social,+ adj.all:friendly1^social,+ ] mixer, party,@ (a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity) }
{ [ supper, verb.consumption:sup2,+ ] social_gathering,@ (a social gathering where a light evening meal is served; "her suppers often included celebrities") }
{ wedding, wedding_party, party,@ (a party of people at a wedding) }
{ party1, political_party, organization,@ political_system,#m (an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level") }
{ American_Labor_Party, party1,@ (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party) }
{ American_Party, Know-Nothing_Party, party1,@ (a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics) }
{ Anti-Masonic_Party, party1,@ (a former political party in the United States; founded in 1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs) }
{ Black_Panthers, party1,@ (a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites) }
{ Communist_Party, party1,@ (a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state) }
{ Conservative_Party, party1,@ (a political party (especially in Great Britain or Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state control) }
{ Constitutional_Union_Party, party1,@ (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union) }
{ Democratic_Party, party1,@ (the older of two major political parties in the United States) }
{ Democratic-Republican_Party, party1,@ (a former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government) }
{ Farmer-Labor_Party, party1,@ (a former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century) }
{ Federalist_Party, American_Federalist_Party, Federal_Party, party1,@ (a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government) }
{ Free_Soil_Party, party1,@ (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848) }
{ [ Gironde, noun.person:girondist,+ ] party1,@ (the French moderate political party that was in power (1791-1793) during the French Revolution) }
{ Green_Party, party1,@ (an environmentalist political party) }
{ Greenback_Party, party1,@ (a former political party in the United States; organized in 1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation) }
{ Kuomintang, Guomindang, party1,@ (the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan) }
{ labor_party, labour_party, party1,@ (a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people) }
{ Australian_Labor_Party, labor_party,@ (the oldest political party in Australia, founded in 1891; the party is moderately liberal) }
{ British_Labour_Party, Labour_Party1, Labour2, Labor2, labor_party,@ (a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries) }
{ Liberal_Democrat_Party, party1,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a political party in Great Britain; formerly the Liberal Party; advocates reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people) }
{ Liberal_Party, party1,@ (a political party in Australia, Canada, and other nations, and formerly in Great Britain) }
{ Liberty_Party, party1,@ (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1839 to oppose the practice of slavery; merged with the Free Soil Party in 1848) }
{ Militant_Tendency, party1,@ (a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party) }
{ National_Socialist_German_Workers'_Party, Nazi_Party, party1,@ (the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933) }
{ People's_Party, Populist_Party, party1,@ (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads) }
{ Progressive_Party, Bull_Moose_Party, party1,@ (a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose) }
{ Prohibition_Party, party1,@ (a political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages) }
{ Republican_Party, GOP, party1,@ (the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party) }
{ Social_Democratic_Party, party1,@ (a political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere) founded in late 19th century; originally Marxist; now advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism) }
{ Socialist_Labor_Party, party1,@ (a political party in the United States; formed in 1874 to advocate the peaceful introduction of socialism) }
{ Socialist_Party, party1,@ (a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism) }
{ States'_Rights_Democratic_Party, Dixiecrats, party1,@ (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman) }
{ war_party1, party1,@ (a political party that supports a war) }
{ Whig_Party, party1,@ (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a loose interpretation of the Constitution and high protective tariffs) }
{ third_party, party1,@ (a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system) }
{ machine, political_machine, organization,@ (a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine") }
{ machine1, organization,@ (an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine") }
{ party2, [ company6, verb.stative:company,+ ] set1,@ (a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen") }
{ fatigue_party, party2,@ (a group of soldiers on fatigue duty) }
{ landing_party, party2,@ (a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore) }
{ party_to_the_action, party_to_the_transaction, party2,@ (a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings) }
{ rescue_party, party2,@ (a party of rescuers) }
{ search_party, party2,@ (a party of people to search for someone) }
{ stretcher_party, party2,@ (a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured person) }
{ war_party, party2,@ noun.person:Native_American,;c (a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)) }
{ professional_organization, professional_organisation, organization,@ (an organization of and for professional people) }
{ [ table, verb.creation:tabulate,+ ] tabular_array, array,@ (a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1") }
{ actuarial_table, statistical_table, table,@ (a table of statistical data) }
{ mortality_table, actuarial_table,@ (an actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etc) }
{ [ calendar, adj.pert:calendric,+ verb.cognition:calendar,+ ] table,@ (a tabular array of the days (usually for one year)) }
{ perpetual_calendar, calendar,@ (a chart or mechanical device that indicates the days of the week corresponding to any given date over a long period of years) }
{ file_allocation_table, table,@ (the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk)) }
{ periodic_table, table,@ noun.cognition:chemistry,;c ((chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law) }
{ matrix, array,@ noun.cognition:mathematics,;c ((mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules) }
{ dot_matrix, matrix,@ (a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed) }
{ square_matrix, matrix,@ (a matrix with the same number of rows and columns) }
{ [ diagonal1, adj.all:inclined1^diagonal,+ verb.change:diagonalize,+ verb.change:diagonalise,+ ] set2,@ square_matrix,#p noun.cognition:math,;c ((mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry) }
{ main_diagonal, principal_diagonal, diagonal,@ (the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry) }
{ secondary_diagonal, diagonal,@ (the diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry) }
{ diagonal_matrix, square_matrix,@ (a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zero) }
{ scalar_matrix, diagonal_matrix,@ (a diagonal matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are equal) }
{ identity_matrix, unit_matrix, scalar_matrix,@ (a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity) }
{ determinant, square_matrix,@ (a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations) }
{ Latin_square, square_matrix,@ (a square matrix of n rows and columns; cells contain n different symbols so arranged that no symbol occurs more than once in any row or column) }
{ magic_square, square_matrix,@ (a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n^2 integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix in such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same) }
{ [ nonsingular_matrix, singular_matrix,! ] square_matrix,@ (a square matrix whose determinant is not zero) }
{ real_matrix, matrix,@ (a matrix whose elements are all real numbers) }
{ [ singular_matrix, nonsingular_matrix,! ] square_matrix,@ (a square matrix whose determinant is zero) }
{ transpose, matrix,@ (a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix) }
{ [ diagonal, adj.all:inclined1^diagonal,+ ] line1,@ line3,@ noun.artifact:checkerboard,#p (an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals") }
{ Oort_cloud, collection,@ noun.cognition:astronomy,;c ((astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun) }
{ galaxy1, collection,@ (a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)) }
{ [ galaxy, adj.pert:galactic,+ ] extragalactic_nebula, collection,@ noun.object:universe,#m noun.cognition:astronomy,;c ((astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'") }
{ spiral_galaxy, spiral_nebula, galaxy,@ (a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center) }
{ Andromeda_galaxy, spiral_galaxy,@ (a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye) }
{ legion1, military_unit,@ (a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion") }
{ foreign_legion, legion1,@ (a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state) }
{ French_Foreign_Legion, foreign_legion,@ (a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France) }
{ legion2, association,@ (association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion") }
{ echelon, military_unit,@ military,;c (a body of troops arranged in a line) }
{ phalanx, military_unit,@ military,;c (a body of troops in close array) }
{ phalanx1, crowd,@ (any closely ranked crowd of people) }
{ score, set,@ (a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned") }
{ threescore, set,@ (a set with 3 times 20 members) }
{ synset, set,@ noun.communication:WordNet,;c (a set of one or more synonyms) }
{ [ combination1, adj.all:integrative^combinatorial,+ verb.social:combine,+ verb.contact:combine3,+ ] unit,@ (a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination") }
{ [ crew1, verb.competition:crew,+ ] unit,@ company4,#m (the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)) }
{ aircrew, air_crew, crew1,@ (the crew of an aircraft) }
{ bomber_crew, bomber_aircrew, aircrew,@ (the crew of a bomber) }
{ merchant_marine, crew1,@ (the crew of a merchant vessel) }
{ [ crew2, verb.competition:crew,+ ] team,@ (the team of men manning a racing shell) }
{ crowd1, crew3, [ gang2, verb.competition:gang,+ ] bunch1, gathering,@ (an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd") }
{ shock_troops, troop,@ (soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault) }
{ SWAT_team, SWAT_squad, Special_Weapons_and_Tactics_team, Special_Weapons_and_Tactics_squad, police_squad,@ (a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations) }
{ troop, army_unit,@ (a group of soldiers) }
{ troop3, army_unit,@ cavalry,#m (a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company) }
{ [ troop1, verb.motion:troop,+ ] [ flock3, verb.motion:flock,+ verb.motion:flock1,+ ] crowd,@ (an orderly crowd; "a troop of children") }
{ troop2, scout_troop, scout_group, unit,@ (a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts) }
{ outfit, unit,@ (any cohesive unit such as a military company) }
{ [ academia, adj.pert:academic,+ ] academe, world1,@ (the academic world) }
{ Grub_Street, world1,@ (the world of literary hacks) }
{ school2, body,@ (a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting") }
{ Ashcan_School, Eight, school2,@ artistic_movement,@ (a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life) }
{ deconstructivism, school2,@ (a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction) }
{ historical_school, school2,@ (a school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms) }
{ [ pointillism, adj.all:patterned^pointillistic,+ ] school2,@ artistic_movement,@ (a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France) }
{ educational_institution, institution,@ (an institution dedicated to education) }
{ preschool, educational_institution,@ (an educational institution for children too young for elementary school) }
{ [ school, adj.pert:scholastic,+ verb.social:school1,+ ] educational_institution,@ (an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900") }
{ [ school3, adj.pert:scholastic,+ verb.social:school1,+ ] educational_institution,@ (an educational institution's faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game") }
{ junior_school, elementary_school,@ (British school for children aged 7-11) }
{ infant_school, elementary_school,@ (British school for children aged 5-7) }
{ [ academy1, noun.person:academician1,+ noun.person:academician,+ ] school,@ (a school for special training) }
{ yeshiva, yeshivah, academy1,@ (an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)) }
{ [ college, adj.pert:collegial2,+ ] body,@ college1,#m academia,#p (the body of faculty and students of a college) }
{ [ college1, adj.pert:collegial2,+ ] educational_institution,@ university1,#m (an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university) }
{ correspondence_school, school,@ (a school that teaches nonresident students by mail) }
{ [ crammer, verb.change:cram,+ ] school,@ (a special school where students are crammed) }
{ dancing_school, school,@ (a school in which students learn to dance) }
{ direct-grant_school, school,@ noun.location:Great_Britain1,;r (formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities) }
{ driving_school, school,@ (a school where people are taught to drive automobiles) }
{ [ academy, noun.person:academician1,+ noun.person:academician,+ ] secondary_school,@ (a secondary school (usually private)) }
{ police_academy, academy1,@ (an academy for training police officers) }
{ military_academy, academy1,@ military,;c (an academy for training military officers) }
{ naval_academy, academy1,@ military,;c (an academy for training naval officers) }
{ air_force_academy, academy1,@ military,;c (an academy for training air force officers) }
{ Plato's_Academy, academy1,@ (a school established by Plato in ancient Athens; "Plato's Academy continued for several hundred years after Plato died") }
{ [ academy2, adj.pert:academic,+ noun.person:academician2,+ noun.person:academician1,+ noun.person:academician,+ ] honorary_society, institution,@ (an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature) }
{ Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences, academy2,@ (an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance) }
{ Academy_of_Television_Arts_and_Sciences, academy2,@ (an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television) }
{ French_Academy, academy2,@ (an honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government; "the French Academy sets standards for the use of the French language") }
{ National_Academy_of_Sciences, academy2,@ (an honorary American society of scientists created by President Lincoln during the American Civil War) }
{ Royal_Academy, Royal_Academy_of_Arts, academy2,@ (an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain) }
{ Royal_Society, Royal_Society_of_London_for_Improving_Natural_Knowledge, academy2,@ (an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science) }
{ business_college, college1,@ (a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce) }
{ business_school, graduate_school,@ (a graduate school offering study leading to a degree of Master in Business Administration) }
{ dental_school, school_of_dentistry, graduate_school,@ (a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry) }
{ finishing_school, school,@ (a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities) }
{ flying_school, school,@ (a school for teaching students to fly airplanes) }
{ junior_college, college1,@ (a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree) }
{ community_college, junior_college,@ (a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community) }
{ graduate_school, grad_school, school,@ university,#m (a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree) }
{ language_school, school,@ (a school for teaching foreign languages) }
{ law_school, school_of_law, graduate_school,@ (a graduate school offering study leading to a law degree) }
{ madrasa, madrasah, religious_school,@ noun.location:Bangladesh,;r noun.location:Pakistan,;r (Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan; "the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students"; "many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia") }
{ medical_school, school_of_medicine, graduate_school,@ (a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree) }
{ music_school, school_of_music, conservatory,@ (a school for the study of music) }
{ nursing_school, school_of_nursing, school,@ (a school for training nurses) }
{ pesantran, pesantren, religious_school,@ noun.location:Indonesia,;r (a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad) }
{ religious_school, school,@ (a school run by a religious body) }
{ church_school, parochial_school, religious_school,@ (a private religious school run by a church or parish) }
{ riding_school, school,@ (a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced) }
{ secondary_school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle_school, school,@ (a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12) }
{ secretarial_school, school,@ (a school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and filing etc) are taught) }
{ [ seminary1, noun.person:seminarist,+ ] private_school,@ (a private place of education for the young) }
{ [ seminary, noun.person:seminarist,+ ] religious_school,@ (a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis) }
{ technical_school, tech, school,@ (a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences) }
{ polytechnic_institute, polytechnic, engineering_school, technical_school,@ (a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences) }
{ trade_school, vocational_school, secondary_school,@ (a secondary school teaching the skilled trades) }
{ trainband, company3,@ militia,@ (a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century) }
{ training_college, college1,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a school providing training for a special field or profession) }
{ training_school1, school,@ (a school providing practical vocational and technical training) }
{ university, body,@ academia,#p (the body of faculty and students at a university) }
{ gown, university,@ (the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located; "the relations between town and gown are always sensitive") }
{ university1, educational_institution,@ (a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees) }
{ multiversity, university1,@ (a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers) }
{ Open_University, university1,@ noun.location:Great_Britain1,;r (a British university that is open to people without formal academic qualifications and where teaching is by correspondence or broadcasting or summer school) }
{ varsity, university,@ (a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University) }
{ veterinary_school, school,@ (a school teaching veterinary medicine) }
{ conservatory, school,@ (the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts) }
{ [ staff, verb.competition:staff1,+ verb.competition:staff,+ ] faculty, body,@ school,#m (the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university") }
{ [ culture, verb.change:acculturate,+ ] civilization1, civilisation1, society,@ noun.cognition:archeology,;c (a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization") }
{ open_society, society,@ (a society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy); "America's open society has made it an easy target for terrorists") }
{ tribal_society, society,@ (a society with the social organization of a tribe) }
{ hunting_and_gathering_tribe, hunting_and_gathering_society, tribal_society,@ (group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and by gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic) }
{ subculture, social_group,@ culture,#p (a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs) }
{ suburbia, subculture,@ (suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture) }
{ youth_culture, subculture,@ coevals,@ (young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture) }
{ hip-hop, youth_culture,@ (an urban youth culture associated with rap music and the fashions of African-American residents of the inner city) }
{ youth_subculture, youth_culture,@ (a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre) }
{ flower_people, hippies, hipsters, youth_subculture,@ (a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music) }
{ Aegean_civilization, Aegean_civilisation, Aegean_culture, culture,@ (the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery") }
{ Helladic_civilization, Helladic_civilisation, Helladic_culture, culture,@ (the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC) }
{ Indus_civilization, culture,@ (the bronze-age culture of the Indus valley that flourished from about 2600-1750 BC) }
{ Minoan_civilization, Minoan_civilisation, Minoan_culture, culture,@ (the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC) }
{ Cycladic_civilization, Cycladic_civilisation, Cycladic_culture, Cyclades, Aegean_culture,@ (the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC) }
{ Mycenaean_civilization, Mycenaean_civilisation, Mycenaean_culture, culture,@ (the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished 1400-1100 BC) }
{ Paleo-American_culture, Paleo-Amerind_culture, Paleo-Indian_culture, culture,@ (the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America) }
{ Clovis_culture, Paleo-American_culture,@ noun.cognition:archeology,;c (the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony) }
{ Folsom_culture, Paleo-American_culture,@ noun.cognition:archeology,;c (the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf) }
{ Western_culture, Western_civilization, culture,@ (the modern culture of western Europe and North America; "when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western civilization he said he thought it would be a good idea") }
{ [ psychedelia, adj.all:psychoactive^psychedelic,+ ] subculture,@ (the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs) }
{ Rastafari, Rastas, youth_subculture,@ cult,@ noun.location:Jamaica,;c ((Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music) }
{ fleet, collection,@ navy,#m (a group of warships organized as a tactical unit) }
{ armada, fleet,@ (a large fleet) }
{ Spanish_Armada, Invincible_Armada, armada,@i (the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588) }
{ battle_fleet, fleet,@ (a fleet of warships prepared for battle) }
{ fleet1, noun.artifact:steamship_company,@ (a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership) }
{ fleet2, collection,@ noun.artifact:bus_line,#p noun.artifact:taxi,%m noun.artifact:bus,%m (group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership) }
{ motor_pool, fleet2,@ (a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed) }
{ fleet3, collection,@ noun.artifact:airline,#p noun.artifact:aircraft,%m (group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership) }
{ alliance, coalition, [ alignment, verb.cognition:align,+ nonalignment,! ] alinement, organization,@ (an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty) }
{ [ nonalignment, alignment,! ] nonalinement, social_group,@ (people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty) }
{ popular_front, alliance,@ (a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent) }
{ world_organization, world_organisation, international_organization, international_organisation, global_organization, alliance,@ (an international alliance involving many different countries) }
{ Commonwealth_of_Independent_States, CIS, world_organization,@ (an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991) }
{ United_Nations, UN, world_organization,@ (an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security) }
{ deliberative_assembly, assembly,@ (an assembly of people for the purpose of unhurried consideration and discussion) }
{ General_Assembly1, deliberative_assembly,@ United_Nations,#m (the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations) }
{ United_Nations_Secretariat, secretariat,@ United_Nations,#m (the administrative arm of the United Nations) }
{ Security_Council, SC, council1,@ United_Nations,#m (a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace) }
{ Trusteeship_Council, TC, council1,@ United_Nations,#m (a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory) }
{ Economic_and_Social_Council, ECOSOC, council1,@ United_Nations,#m (a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions) }
{ Economic_and_Social_Council_commission, ECOSOC_commission, committee,@ United_Nations,#m (a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations) }
{ Commission_on_Human_Rights, ECOSOC_commission,@ (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights) }
{ Commission_on_Narcotic_Drugs, ECOSOC_commission,@ (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic) }
{ Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women, ECOSOC_commission,@ (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies) }
{ Economic_Commission_for_Africa, ECOSOC_commission,@ (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations) }
{ Economic_Commission_for_Asia_and_the_Far_East, ECOSOC_commission,@ (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East) }
{ Economic_Commission_for_Europe, ECOSOC_commission,@ (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe) }
{ Economic_Commission_for_Latin_America, ECOSOC_commission,@ (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America) }
{ Population_Commission, ECOSOC_commission,@ (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with population control) }
{ Social_Development_Commission, ECOSOC_commission,@ (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development) }
{ Statistical_Commission, ECOSOC_commission,@ (the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from member nations) }
{ International_Court_of_Justice, World_Court, court,@ United_Nations,#m (a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations) }
{ United_Nations_agency, UN_agency, administrative_unit,@ United_Nations,#m (an agency of the United Nations) }
{ United_Nations_Children's_Fund, United_Nations_International_Children's_Emergency_Fund, UNICEF, United_Nations_agency,@ (an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries) }
{ Food_and_Agriculture_Organization, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations, FAO, United_Nations_agency,@ (the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture) }
{ General_Agreement_on_Tariffs_and_Trade, GATT, United_Nations_agency,@ (a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas) }
{ International_Atomic_Energy_Agency, IAEA, United_Nations_agency,@ (the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy) }
{ International_Bank_for_Reconstruction_and_Development, World_Bank, IBRD, United_Nations_agency,@ (a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments) }
{ International_Civil_Aviation_Organization, ICAO, United_Nations_agency,@ (the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation) }
{ International_Development_Association, IDA, United_Nations_agency,@ (an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank) }
{ International_Finance_Corporation, IFC, United_Nations_agency,@ (a United Nations agency that invests directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors; affiliated with the World Bank) }
{ International_Labor_Organization, International_Labour_Organization, ILO, United_Nations_agency,@ (the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor) }
{ International_Maritime_Organization, IMO, United_Nations_agency,@ (the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities) }
{ International_Monetary_Fund, IMF, United_Nations_agency,@ (a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies) }
{ United_Nations_Educational_Scientific_and_Cultural_Organization, UNESCO, United_Nations_agency,@ (an agency of the United Nations that promotes education and communication and the arts) }
{ United_Nations_Office_for_Drug_Control_and_Crime_Prevention, DCCP, United_Nations_agency,@ (an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention) }
{ United_Nations_Crime_Prevention_and_Criminal_Justice, Centre_for_International_Crime_Prevention, United_Nations_agency,@ DCCP,#m (the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform) }
{ World_Health_Organization, WHO, W.H.O., United_Nations_agency,@ (a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services) }
{ World_Meteorological_Organization, WMO, United_Nations_agency,@ (the United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data) }
{ sterling_area, sterling_bloc, scheduled_territories, bloc,@ (the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling) }
{ [ confederation, verb.social:confederate,+ ] [ confederacy, verb.social:confederate10,+ ] [ federation, verb.change:federate,+ ] union2,@ (a union of political organizations) }
{ [ federation1, verb.change:federate,+ ] organization,@ (an organization formed by merging several groups or parties) }
{ nation2, confederation,@ noun.location:US,;r (a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation") }
{ Creek_Confederacy, confederation,@ (a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma) }
{ Hanseatic_League, confederation,@ (a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669) }
{ enosis, union2,@ noun.location:Cyprus,;r (the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots)) }
{ union2, political_unit,@ (a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union") }
{ [ league, verb.change:league,+ ] union2,@ (an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action) }
{ Iroquois_League, League_of_Iroquois, Five_Nations, Six_Nations, league,@ (a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations)) }
{ customs_union, union2,@ (an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members) }
{ Benelux, customs_union,@ (a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg) }
{ [ ally, verb.social:ally,+ ] nation,@ alliance,#m (a friendly nation) }
{ caste1, class1,@ (a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth) }
{ caste2, class1,@ noun.cognition:Hinduism,;c ((Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity) }
{ jati, caste2,@ varna,#m noun.cognition:Hinduism,;c ((Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)) }
{ varna, noun.Tops:group,@ noun.cognition:Hinduism,;c ((Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)) }
{ brahman, [ brahmin, adj.pert:brahminic,+ adj.pert:brahminical,+ ] varna,@ (the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category) }
{ rajanya, varna,@ (the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category) }
{ vaisya, varna,@ (the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category) }
{ sudra, shudra, varna,@ (the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status) }
{ [ meeting, verb.motion:meet1,+ ] group_meeting, gathering,@ (a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson") }
{ board_meeting, committee_meeting, meeting,@ (a meeting for administrative purposes) }
{ camp_meeting, meeting,@ (religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and lasting several days) }
{ [ caucus, verb.social:caucus,+ ] meeting,@ (a closed political meeting) }
{ conclave, meeting,@ (a confidential or secret meeting) }
{ [ conference, verb.communication:confer,+ ] meeting,@ (a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)) }
{ congress, meeting,@ (a meeting of elected or appointed representatives) }
{ Congress_of_Racial_Equality, CORE1, nongovernmental_organization,@ (an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality) }
{ [ convention, noun.person:conventioneer,+ ] meeting,@ (a large formal assembly; "political convention") }
{ Constitutional_Convention, convention,@ (the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787) }
{ council, meeting,@ (a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council") }
{ encounter_group, psychotherapy_group,@ (a meeting of people to develop mutual understanding by freely expressing emotions) }
{ forum, meeting,@ (a public meeting or assembly for open discussion) }
{ [ plenum, adj.all:comprehensive^plenary,+ ] meeting,@ (a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases") }
{ psychotherapy_group, meeting,@ (a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes) }
{ stockholders_meeting, meeting,@ (a meeting at which the management reports to the stockholders of a company) }
{ covey1, gathering,@ (a small collection of people) }
{ [ meeting1, verb.social:meet1,+ verb.social:meet,+ ] [ get_together, verb.social:get_together1,+ verb.social:get_together3,+ ] social_gathering,@ (a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room") }
{ North_Atlantic_Council, NAC, council1,@ North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization,#p (a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision) }
{ council1, administrative_unit,@ (a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council") }
{ city_council, council1,@ (a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.) }
{ executive_council, council1,@ (a council that shares the supreme executive power) }
{ panchayat, panchayet, punchayet, council1,@ noun.location:India,;r noun.location:Pakistan,;c (a village council in India or southern Pakistan) }
{ privy_council, council1,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown)) }
{ divan, diwan, privy_council,@ (a Muslim council of state) }
{ works_council, council1,@ noun.location:Britain,;r ((chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc) }
{ town_meeting, local_government,@ (government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters) }
{ summit, summit_meeting, meeting,@ (a meeting of heads of governments) }
{ town_meeting1, meeting,@ (a meeting of the inhabitants of a town) }
{ council2, assembly,@ noun.cognition:Christianity,;c ((Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine) }
{ ecumenical_council, council2,@ ((early Christian church) one of seven gatherings of bishops from around the known world under the presidency of the Pope to regulate matters of faith and morals and discipline; "the first seven councils through 787 are considered to be ecumenical councils by both the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox church but the next fourteen councils are considered ecumenical only by the Roman Catholic church") }
{ Nicaea, First_Council_of_Nicaea, ecumenical_council,@ (the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism) }
{ Constantinople, First_Council_of_Constantinople, ecumenical_council,@ (the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed) }
{ Ephesus, Council_of_Ephesus, ecumenical_council,@ (the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius) }
{ Chalcedon, Council_of_Chalcedon, ecumenical_council,@ (the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ) }
{ Constantinople1, Second_Council_of_Constantinople, ecumenical_council,@ (the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic) }
{ Constantinople2, Third_Council_of_Constantinople, ecumenical_council,@ (the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human) }
{ Nicaea1, Second_Council_of_Nicaea, ecumenical_council,@ (the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images) }
{ Constantinople3, Fourth_Council_of_Constantinople, council2,@ (the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches) }
{ Lateran_Council, council2,@ (any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace) }
{ First_Lateran_Council, Lateran_Council,@ (the first council of the Western Church held in the Lateran Palace in 1123; focused on church discipline and made plans to recover the Holy Lands from the Muslim `infidels') }
{ Second_Lateran_Council, Lateran_Council,@ (the second council of the Western Church in 1139 which put an end to the dogmatic errors of Arnold of Brescia) }
{ Third_Lateran_Council, Lateran_Council,@ (the Lateran Council in 1179 that condemned the heresies of the Albigenses and the Waldenses) }
{ Fourth_Lateran_Council, Lateran_Council,@ (the Lateran Council in 1215 was the most important council of the Middle Ages; issued a creed against Albigensianism, published reformatory decrees, promulgated the doctrine of transubstantiation, and clarified church doctrine on the Trinity and Incarnation ) }
{ Lyons, First_Council_of_Lyons, council2,@ (the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land) }
{ Lyons1, Second_Council_of_Lyons, council2,@ (the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church) }
{ Vienne, Council_of_Vienne, council2,@ (the council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the reformation of the clergy) }
{ Constance, Council_of_Constance, council2,@ (the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church) }
{ Council_of_Basel-Ferrara-Florence, council2,@ (the council in 1431-1439 that concentrated on the elimination of heresies and on reforms within the Roman Catholic Church) }
{ Fifth_Lateran_Council, Lateran_Council,@ (the council in 1512-1517 that published disciplinary decrees and planned (but did not carry out) a crusade against Turkey) }
{ Council_of_Trent, council2,@ (a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy) }
{ Vatican_Council, council2,@ (each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church) }
{ First_Vatican_Council, Vatican_I, Vatican_Council,@ (the Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra) }
{ Second_Vatican_Council, Vatican_II, Vatican_Council,@ (the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms) }
{ Continental_Congress, congress,@ (the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation) }
{ congress2, legislature,@ (a national legislative assembly) }
{ diet, legislature,@ noun.location:Japan,;r (a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)) }
{ chamber, assembly,@ (a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate") }
{ chamber_of_commerce, association,@ (an association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests) }
{ [ parliament, adj.pert:parliamentary,+ ] legislature,@ noun.location:Great_Britain1,;r (a legislative assembly in certain countries) }
{ British_Parliament, parliament,@ (the British legislative body) }
{ Dail_Eireann, Dail, house2,@ Oireachtas,#p (the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Republic) }
{ Knesset, Knesseth, parliament,@ (the Israeli unicameral parliament) }
{ Oireachtas, parliament,@ (the parliament of the Irish Republic) }
{ Seanad_Eireann, Seanad, house2,@ Oireachtas,#p (the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Republic) }
{ Duma, legislature,@ (a legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics in the former USSR) }
{ soviet, council1,@ (an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)) }
{ Palestine_Liberation_Organization, PLO, political_movement,@ noun.location:Palestine1,;r (a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National Authority) }
{ Palestine_National_Authority, Palestinian_National_Authority, Palestine_Authority, political_unit,@ (combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO) }
{ Sinn_Fein, political_movement,@ Irish_Republican_Army,#p (an Irish republican political movement founded in 1905 to promote independence from England and unification of Ireland; became the political branch of the Irish Republican Army) }
{ Red_Guard, political_movement,@ noun.location:China,;r (a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles) }
{ [ syndicalism, noun.person:syndicalist,+ ] political_movement,@ (a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions) }
{ indaba, council,@ (a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question) }
{ Jirga, council,@ noun.communication:Pashto,;c (a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police") }
{ Loya_Jirga, Jirga,@ noun.location:Afghanistan,;r (a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems; "he convened a Loya Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce") }
{ powwow, council,@ (a council of or with Native Americans) }
{ synod, council,@ (a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business) }
{ world_council, council1,@ (a council with representatives from different nations) }
{ blue_ribbon_commission, blue_ribbon_committee, committee,@ (an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue) }
{ board, committee,@ (a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members") }
{ appeal_board, appeals_board, board_of_appeals, board,@ (a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals) }
{ board_of_selectmen, board,@ (a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town) }
{ board_of_regents, governing_board,@ (a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students) }
{ board_of_trustees, governing_board,@ (a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution) }
{ Federal_Reserve_Board, board,@ (the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System) }
{ governing_board, board,@ (a board that manages the affairs of an institution) }
{ secretariat, secretariate, administrative_unit,@ (an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations) }
{ [ committee, verb.possession:commit,+ ] [ commission, noun.person:commissioner1,+ ] administrative_unit,@ (a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle) }
{ election_commission, commission,@ (a commission delegated to supervise an election) }
{ fairness_commission, commission,@ (a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views) }
{ planning_commission, commission,@ (a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments) }
{ conservancy, committee,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river) }
{ committee1, citizens_committee, nongovernmental_organization,@ (a self-constituted organization to promote something) }
{ select_committee, committee,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose) }
{ subcommittee, committee,@ (a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose) }
{ vigilance_committee, committee1,@ (a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist) }
{ welcoming_committee, committee1,@ (a committee to welcome new residents to a community) }
{ standing_committee, committee,@ (a permanent committee) }
{ Ways_and_Means_Committee, standing_committee,@ (a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House on all bills that would raise revenue) }
{ steering_committee, committee,@ (a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body) }
{ ethics_committee, ethics_panel, committee,@ (a committee appointed to consider ethical issues) }
{ finance_committee, committee,@ (a committee appointed to consider financial issues) }
{ politburo, committee,@ (the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party) }
{ political_action_committee, PAC, committee,@ (committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates) }
{ presidium, praesidium, committee,@ (a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session) }
{ symposium, conference,@ (a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations) }
{ seminar, conference,@ (any meeting for an exchange of ideas) }
{ colloquium, conference,@ (an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting) }
{ Potsdam_Conference, conference,@i (a conference held in Potsdam in the summer of 1945 where Truman, Stalin, and Churchill drew up plans for the administration of Germany and Poland after World War II ended) }
{ Yalta_Conference, conference,@i (a conference held in Yalta in February 1945 where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill planned the final stages of World War II and agreed to the territorial division of Europe) }
{ research_colloquium, colloquium,@ (a colloquium at which the results of (scientific) research are reported) }
{ Bench1, assembly,@ court,#p (the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively) }
{ border_patrol, patrol1,@ (a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country) }
{ harbor_patrol, patrol1,@ (patrol of officers who police a harbor area) }
{ [ patrol1, verb.social:patrol,+ ] force,@ (a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security) }
{ [ court2, adj.all:dignified^courtly,+ ] royal_court2, cortege,@ (the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince) }
{ court, tribunal, judicature1, assembly,@ (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business) }
{ appellate_court, appeals_court, court_of_appeals, court,@ (a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies) }
{ circuit_court_of_appeals, appellate_court,@ judicial_branch,#m law,;c (one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit') }
{ circuit, noun.Tops:group,@ noun.group:law,;c ((law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals) }
{ assizes, court_of_assize, court_of_assize_and_nisi_prius, court,@ (the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)) }
{ chancery, court_of_chancery, court,@ (a court with jurisdiction in equity) }
{ consistory, court,@ (a church tribunal or governing body) }
{ criminal_court, court,@ (a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases) }
{ drumhead_court-martial, court-martial,@ military,;c (a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offenses committed in action) }
{ court-martial, military_court,@ military,;c (a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law) }
{ special_court-martial, court-martial,@ (a court-martial to try soldiers for offenses less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers) }
{ divorce_court, court,@ (a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts) }
{ family_court, domestic_relations_court, court_of_domestic_relations, court,@ (a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)) }
{ federal_court, court,@ Federal_Judiciary,#p (a court establish by the authority of a federal government) }
{ Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court, F.I.S.C., court,@ Federal_Judiciary,#p (a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies) }
{ inferior_court, lower_court, court,@ (any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court) }
{ Inquisition, court,@ (a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy) }
{ Spanish_Inquisition, Inquisition,@i (an inquisition initiated in 1478 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries); "the Spanish Inquisition was administered by both civil and church authorities which gave it ultimate power"; "Torquemada was the inquisitor general for the Spanish Inquisition") }
{ Roman_Inquisition, Congregation_of_the_Inquisition, Inquisition,@i (an inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants; "it was the Roman Inquisition that put Galileo on trial") }
{ juvenile_court, court,@ (a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children) }
{ kangaroo_court, court,@ (an irregular unauthorized court) }
{ military_court, court,@ military,;c law,;c (a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel) }
{ moot_court, court,@ law,;c (a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases) }
{ night_court, criminal_court,@ law,;c (a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night) }
{ Old_Bailey, criminal_court,@ noun.location:London,#p (the central criminal court in London) }
{ provost_court, military_court,@ military,;c law,;c (a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area) }
{ police_court, court,@ law,;c (a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses) }
{ probate_court, court,@ law,;c (a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates) }
{ quarter_sessions, court,@ law,;c (a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions) }
{ Rota, court,@ noun.group:Roman_Catholic,;c ((Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts) }
{ Star_Chamber, court,@ (a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments) }
{ superior_court, court,@ law,;c (any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court) }
{ Supreme_Court, Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States, United_States_Supreme_Court, federal_court,@ judicial_branch,#m law,;c (the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation) }
{ supreme_court1, state_supreme_court, high_court, court,@ law,;c (the highest court in most states of the United States) }
{ traffic_court, court,@ law,;c (a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offenses) }
{ trial_court, court,@ law,;c (the first court before which the facts of a case are decided) }
{ repertoire1, repertory1, collection,@ (a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule) }
{ repertory, repertoire2, collection,@ (the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation; "the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism"; "has a large repertory of dialects and characters") }
{ [ representation, verb.social:represent,+ ] body,@ (a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; "a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California") }
{ agency, federal_agency, government_agency, bureau, [ office1, adj.pert:official,+ ] authority, administrative_unit,@ (an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority") }
{ independent_agency, agency,@ noun.location:United_States,;r (an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments) }
{ intelligence, intelligence_service, intelligence_agency, administrative_unit,@ (a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy) }
{ military_intelligence, military_intelligence_agency, intelligence,@ (an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value) }
{ United_States_intelligence_agency, intelligence,@ (an intelligence service in the United States) }
{ Intelligence_Community, National_Intelligence_Community, United_States_Intelligence_Community, IC, intelligence,@ noun.location:United_States,;r (a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence) }
{ Advanced_Research_and_Development_Activity, ARDA, agency,@ Intelligence_Community,#p (an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology) }
{ Defense_Intelligence_Agency, DIA, military_intelligence,@ United_States_intelligence_agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p Intelligence_Community,#m military,;c (an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition) }
{ Defense_Logistics_Agency, agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p (a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions) }
{ Defense_Reutilization_and_Marketing_Service, DRMS, agency,@ Defense_Logistics_Agency,#p (the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus) }
{ Defense_Technical_Information_Center, DTIC, agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p (the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors) }
{ international_intelligence_agency, intelligence,@ (an intelligence agency outside the United States) }
{ Canadian_Security_Intelligence_Service, CSIS, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:Canada,;r (Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government) }
{ Central_Intelligence_Machinery, CIM, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:United_Kingdom,;r (the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agencies) }
{ Communications_Security_Establishment, CSE, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:Canada,;r (Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies) }
{ Criminal_Intelligence_Services_of_Canada, CISC, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:Canada,;r (an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies) }
{ Department_of_Justice_Canada, DoJC, international_law_enforcement_agency,@ noun.location:Canada,;c (an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government) }
{ Directorate_for_Inter-Services_Intelligence, Inter-Services_Intelligence, ISI, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:Pakistan,;r (the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups) }
{ Foreign_Intelligence_Service, Sluzhba_Vneshney_Razvedki, SVR, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:Russia4,;r (Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and organized crime) }
{ International_Relations_and_Security_Network, ISN, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:Switzerland,;r (Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations) }
{ international_law_enforcement_agency, administrative_unit,@ (an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement) }
{ Interpol, international_law_enforcement_agency,@ (an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world) }
{ Iraqi_Intelligence_Service, IIS, Iraqi_Mukhabarat, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:Iraq,;r (the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system; "the Iraqi Mukhabarat has been involved in numerous terrorist activities") }
{ Republican_Guard, military_unit,@ noun.location:Iraq,;r (formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was to protect the government in Baghdad) }
{ Haganah, military_unit,@ noun.location:Israel,;r (the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force) }
{ Israeli_Defense_Force, IDF, military_unit,@ noun.location:Israel,;r (the ground and air and naval forces of Israel) }
{ Sayeret_Matkal, Sayeret_Mat'kal, sayeret, commando,@ Israeli_Defense_Force,#p noun.location:Israel,;r (Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions) }
{ Special_Air_Service, SAS, commando,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)) }
{ A'man, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:Israel,;r (the Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet) }
{ Mossad, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:Israel,;r (the Israeli foreign intelligence agency; "the primary focus of the Mossad is on Arab nations") }
{ Secret_Intelligence_Service, MI6, Military_Intelligence_Section_6", international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:United_Kingdom,;r (the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas) }
{ Security_Intelligence_Review_Committee, SIRC, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:Canada,;r (an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies) }
{ Security_Service, MI5, Military_Intelligence_Section_5", international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:United_Kingdom,;r (the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory) }
{ Shin_Bet, General_Security_Services, international_intelligence_agency,@ noun.location:Israel,;r (the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency; "the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline") }
{ National_Reconnaissance_Office, NRO, United_States_intelligence_agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p Intelligence_Community,#m (an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operations) }
{ National_Security_Agency, NSA, United_States_intelligence_agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p Intelligence_Community,#m (the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information) }
{ United_States_Secret_Service, US_Secret_Service, USSS, Secret_Service, SS1, United_States_intelligence_agency,@ Department_of_Homeland_Security,#p (the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents) }
{ law_enforcement_agency, agency,@ (an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws) }
{ Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Administration, OSHA, agency,@ Department_of_Labor,#p (a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment) }
{ organ, agency,@ (a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department") }
{ admiralty, government_department,@ noun.location:Great_Britain1,;r (the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)) }
{ Patent_and_Trademark_Office_Database, Patent_Office, agency,@ Department_of_Commerce,#p (the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones) }
{ central_bank, financial_institution,@ (a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government) }
{ European_Central_Bank, central_bank,@ (the central bank of those members of the European Union who share a common currency; "The European Central Bank is Europe's equivalent of the Federal Reserve") }
{ Federal_Reserve_System, Federal_Reserve, Fed, FRS, central_bank,@ (the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply") }
{ Federal_Reserve_Bank, reserve_bank, depository_financial_institution,@ Federal_Reserve_System,#m (one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region) }
{ Federal_Trade_Commission, FTC, independent_agency,@ (an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft) }
{ Office_of_Inspector_General, OIG, independent_agency,@ Federal_Trade_Commission,#p (the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission) }
{ General_Services_Administration, GSA, independent_agency,@ (a central management agency that sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management) }
{ Federal_Protective_Service, FPS, independent_agency,@ General_Services_Administration,#p (an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business) }
{ Bank_of_England, central_bank,@ (the central bank of England and Wales) }
{ Bundesbank, central_bank,@ (the central bank of Germany) }
{ Bank_of_Japan, central_bank,@ (the central bank of Japan) }
{ office, office_staff, staff1,@ (professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard") }
{ research_staff, staff1,@ (a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory) }
{ sales_staff, staff1,@ (those in a business who are responsible for sales) }
{ security_staff, staff1,@ (those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft) }
{ service_staff, maintenance_staff, staff1,@ (those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant) }
{ Small_Business_Administration, SBA, independent_agency,@ (an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government contracts) }
{ redevelopment_authority, administrative_unit,@ (a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas) }
{ regulatory_agency, regulatory_authority, administrative_unit,@ (a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest) }
{ Selective_Service, Selective_Service_System, SSS, independent_agency,@ (an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service) }
{ weather_bureau, administrative_unit,@ (an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts) }
{ advertising_agency, ad_agency, agency1,@ (an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients) }
{ credit_bureau, agency1,@ (a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee) }
{ detective_agency, agency1,@ (an agency that makes inquiries for its clients) }
{ employment_agency, employment_office, agency1,@ (an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people) }
{ placement_office, placement_center, administrative_unit,@ (an office that finds suitable employment for applicants) }
{ hiring_hall, placement_office,@ (a union-operated placement office where jobs are allotted to applicants according to seniority or rotation) }
{ mercantile_agency, commercial_agency, agency1,@ (an organization that provides businesses with credit ratings of other firms; "Dun & Bradstreet is the largest mercantile agency in the United States") }
{ news_agency, press_agency, wire_service, press_association, news_organization, news_organisation, agency1,@ (an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically) }
{ [ syndicate2, verb.possession:syndicate,+ ] news_agency,@ (a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication) }
{ service_agency, service_bureau, service_firm, agency1,@ (a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves economy of scale) }
{ travel_agency, agency1,@ (an agency that arranges personal travel) }
{ United_States_government, United_States, U.S._government, US_Government, U.S., federal_government,@ (the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States) }
{ executive_branch, Executive_Office_of_the_President, branch,@ United_States_government,#m (the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws) }
{ legislative_branch, branch,@ United_States_government,#m (the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating) }
{ United_States_Government_Printing_Office, US_Government_Printing_Office, Government_Printing_Office, GPO, agency,@ legislative_branch,#p (an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government) }
{ judicial_branch, branch,@ United_States_government,#m law,;c (the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice) }
{ Capital, [ Washington, adj.pert:washingtonian2,+ ] federal_government,@i (the federal government of the United States) }
{ civil_service, government_officials,@ bureaucracy,#m (government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations) }
{ Whitehall, civil_service,@ (the British civil service) }
{ county_council, administration,@ noun.location:Great_Britain1,;r (the elected governing body of a county) }
{ diplomatic_service, diplomatic_corps, corps_diplomatique, corps1,@ (the body of diplomatic personnel) }
{ government_officials, [ officialdom, noun.person:official1,+ ] administration,@ government,#m (people elected or appointed to administer a government) }
{ quorum, gathering,@ organization,#m (a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business) }
{ minyan, quorum,@ (the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)) }
{ rally, mass_meeting, gathering,@ (a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm) }
{ pep_rally, rally,@ (a rally (especially of students) before a game) }
{ [ cell, adj.pert:cellular,+ adj.all:cellular,+ ] cadre1, political_unit,@ political_movement,#m (a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement) }
{ sleeper_cell, cell,@ (a cell of sleepers; "an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used Arizona as its base") }
{ terrorist_cell, radical_cell, cell,@ noun.act:terrorism,;c (a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members); "to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership") }
{ operational_cell, terrorist_cell,@ (a terrorist cell that performs clandestine activities) }
{ intelligence_cell, terrorist_cell,@ (a terrorist cell whose members are trained to perform reconnaissance and surveillance) }
{ auxiliary_cell, terrorist_cell,@ (a terrorist cell responsible for logistics; usually large and less compartmentalized than other terrorist cells) }
{ fifth_column, Trojan_horse, unit,@ (a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst) }
{ political_unit, political_entity, unit,@ political_system,#m (a unit with political responsibilities) }
{ amphictyony, political_unit,@ (an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center) }
{ lunatic_fringe, political_unit,@ (a political unit with extreme and fanatical views) }
{ revolutionary_group, political_unit,@ (a political unit organized to promote revolution) }
{ [ underground, adj.all:covert^underground,+ ] resistance, revolutionary_group,@ (a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force) }
{ Maquis, underground,@ (the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II) }
{ autocracy, [ autarchy, adj.pert:autarchical,+ ] political_system,@ (a political system governed by a single individual) }
{ [ constitutionalism, noun.person:constitutionalist,+ ] political_system,@ (a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution)) }
{ [ democracy, adj.pert:democratic,+ verb.social:democratize1,+ verb.social:democratize,+ ] republic, commonwealth1, political_system,@ (a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them) }
{ diarchy, dyarchy, political_system,@ (a form of government having two joint rulers) }
{ gerontocracy, political_system,@ (a political system governed by old men) }
{ gynecocracy, gynarchy, political_system,@ (a political system governed by a woman) }
{ hegemony, political_system,@ (the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others; "the hegemony of a single member state is not incompatible with a genuine confederation"; "to say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony"; "the consolidation of the United States' hegemony over a new international economic system") }
{ mobocracy, ochlocracy, political_system,@ (a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses) }
{ [ oligarchy, adj.pert:oligarchic,+ adj.pert:oligarchical,+ ] political_system,@ (a political system governed by a few people; "one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy"; "the big cities were notoriously in the hands of the oligarchy of local businessmen") }
{ [ plutocracy, adj.pert:plutocratic,+ adj.pert:plutocratical,+ ] political_system,@ (a political system governed by the wealthy people) }
{ republic1, political_system,@ (a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president") }
{ technocracy, political_system,@ (a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control; "technocracy was described as that society in which those who govern justify themselves by appeal to technical experts who justify themselves by appeal to scientific forms of knowledge") }
{ [ theocracy, adj.pert:theocratic,+ ] political_system,@ (a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)) }
{ hierocracy, theocracy,@ (a ruling body composed of clergy) }
{ parliamentary_democracy, democracy,@ (a democracy having a parliament) }
{ [ monarchy, adj.all:undemocratic^monarchal,+ adj.all:undemocratic^monarchic,+ adj.all:undemocratic^monarchical,+ ] autocracy,@ (an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority) }
{ parliamentary_monarchy, monarchy,@ (a monarchy having a parliament) }
{ [ capitalism, adj.pert:capitalistic,+ adj.all:capitalistic,+ noun.person:capitalist1,+ socialism,! ] capitalist_economy, market_economy,@ (an economic system based on private ownership of capital) }
{ venture_capitalism, capitalism,@ (capitalism that invests in innovative enterprises (especially high technology) where the potential profits are large) }
{ black_economy, sector,@ economy,#p (a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported; "no one knows how large the black economy really is") }
{ [ industrialism, noun.person:industrialist,+ verb.change:industrialize,+ verb.change:industrialise,+ ] economy,@ (an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship) }
{ [ market_economy, non-market_economy,! ] free_enterprise, private_enterprise, laissez-faire_economy, economy,@ (an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices) }
{ mixed_economy, economy,@ (an economic system that combines private and state enterprises) }
{ [ non-market_economy, market_economy,! ] economy,@ (an economy that is not a market economy) }
{ state_capitalism, economy,@ (an economic system that is primarily capitalistic but there is some degree of government ownership of the means of production) }
{ state_socialism, economy,@ (an economic system in which the government owns most means of production but some degree of private capitalism is allowed) }
{ [ communism, adj.pert:communistic,+ noun.person:communist1,+ noun.person:communist,+ verb.change:communize1,+ verb.change:communize,+ ] socialism,@ (a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership) }
{ International, socialism,@ (any of several international socialist organizations) }
{ [ socialism, adj.all:socialistic,+ noun.person:socialist,+ capitalism,! ] socialist_economy, managed_economy,@ (an economic system based on state ownership of capital) }
{ [ Nazism, verb.change:nazify,+ ] Naziism, national_socialism, noun.cognition:fascism,@ socialism,@ (a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader) }
{ Falange, Nazism,@ (the Spanish Nazi party under Franco) }
{ [ economy, adj.pert:economic1,+ adj.pert:economic,+ adj.pert:economical,+ noun.person:economist,+ ] economic_system, system,@ (the system of production and distribution and consumption) }
{ managed_economy, non-market_economy,@ (a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices) }
{ mercantilism, mercantile_system, managed_economy,@ noun.object:Europe,;r (an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests) }
{ communist_economy, managed_economy,@ (the managed economy of a communist state) }
{ [ pluralism, noun.person:pluralist,+ adj.pert:pluralistic,+ ] social_organization,@ (a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated) }
{ political_system, form_of_government, social_group,@ social_organization,#m (the members of a social organization who are in power) }
{ [ Bolshevism, adj.pert:bolshevistic,+ noun.person:bolshevist,+ ] [ collectivism, adj.all:socialistic^collectivistic,+ noun.person:collectivist,+ ] sovietism, communism,@ (Soviet communism) }
{ [ revisionism, noun.person:revisionist,+ ] Bolshevism,@ (a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism) }
{ [ revisionism1, noun.person:revisionist,+ ] Bolshevism,@ (any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx) }
{ ecosystem, system,@ (a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment) }
{ [ generation, adj.pert:generational,+ verb.body:generate,+ ] biological_group,@ (group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent) }
{ posterity, generation,@ (all future generations) }
{ descendants, posterity1, biological_group,@ (all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity") }
{ coevals, contemporaries, [ generation1, adj.pert:generational,+ ] people,@ (all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age) }
{ beat_generation, beats, beatniks, youth_subculture,@ (a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)) }
{ Beatles, rock_group,@i (a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of them written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)) }
{ teddy_boys, youth_subculture,@ (a British youth subculture that first appeared in the 1950s; mainly from unskilled backgrounds, they adopted a pseudo-Edwardian dress code and rock'n'roll music; proletarian and xenophobic, they were involved in race riots in the United Kingdom) }
{ punks, youth_subculture,@ (a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes)) }
{ rockers, bikers, youth_subculture,@ (originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers) }
{ skinheads, bootboys, youth_subculture,@ (a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism) }
{ mods, youth_subculture,@ (a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters) }
{ baby_boom, baby-boom_generation, generation,@ (the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II) }
{ generation_X, gen_X, generation,@ (the generation following the baby boom (especially Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s)) }
{ peer_group, coevals,@ (contemporaries of the same status) }
{ moiety, social_group,@ tribe,#m (one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe) }
{ [ tribe, adj.pert:tribal,+ ] folk1, social_group,@ (a social division of (usually preliterate) people) }
{ totem, kin,@ (a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object) }
{ tableau, tableau_vivant, arrangement,@ (a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)) }
{ Tribes_of_Israel, Twelve_Tribes_of_Israel, kin,@ (twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob) }
{ Lost_Tribes, Tribes_of_Israel,@ (the ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin)) }
{ venation, arrangement,@ noun.plant:leaf,#p noun.cognition:botany,;c ((botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf) }
{ vernation, arrangement,@ noun.plant:leaf_bud,#p noun.cognition:botany,;c ((botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens) }
{ [ combination2, adj.all:integrative^combinatorial,+ ] sequence,@ (a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe") }
{ combination4, sequence,@ (a coordinated sequence of chess moves) }
{ Fibonacci_sequence, sequence,@ (a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers) }
{ phyle, tribe,@ (a tribe of ancient Athenians) }
{ [ colony, adj.pert:colonial,+ noun.person:colonist,+ verb.social:colonize,+ verb.change:colonize,+ verb.social:colonise,+ verb.change:colonise,+ ] [ settlement, verb.change:settle3,+ verb.change:settle1,+ verb.change:settle,+ ] body,@ (a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government; "the American colony in Paris") }
{ frontier_settlement, outpost, colony,@ (a settlement on the frontier of civilization) }
{ Plantation, colony,@ noun.object:North_America,;r (a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century") }
{ proprietary_colony, colony,@ (a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)) }
{ commonwealth2, world_organization,@ (a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another) }
{ [ commune, verb.change:communise1,+ verb.change:communise,+ ] gathering,@ (a body of people or families living together and sharing everything) }
{ National_Rifle_Association, NRA, lobby,@ (a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government) }
{ lobby1, people,@ (the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest) }
{ hierarchy1, power_structure, pecking_order, organization,@ administration,#p (the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body) }
{ [ chain, verb.contact:catenulate,+ verb.contact:catenate,+ ] concatenation, series,@ (a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances") }
{ [ catena, verb.contact:catenulate,+ verb.contact:catenate,+ ] chain,@ (a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)) }
{ daisy_chain, chain,@ ((figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences) }
{ cordon, series,@ (a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing) }
{ course, line2, series,@ (a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available") }
{ cycle, series,@ (a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "Schubert's song cycles") }
{ electromotive_series, electromotive_force_series, electrochemical_series, series,@ (a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according to their electrode potentials determined under specified conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series) }
{ [ hierarchy, adj.all:hierarchical,+ ] series,@ system,#p (a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values") }
{ celestial_hierarchy, hierarchy,@ (the collective body of angels) }
{ data_hierarchy, hierarchy,@ (an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set) }
{ [ taxonomy, noun.person:taxonomist,+ adj.pert:taxonomic,+ adj.pert:taxonomical,+ ] hierarchy,@ (a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc) }
{ class_structure, social_organization,@ (the organization of classes within a society) }
{ caste_system, class_structure,@ (a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity) }
{ social_organization, social_organisation, social_structure, social_system, structure, system,@ society,#m (the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family") }
{ racial_segregation, segregation,@ (segregation by race) }
{ petty_apartheid, racial_segregation,@ (racial segregation enforced primarily in public transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public places) }
{ de_facto_segregation, segregation,@ (segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law) }
{ de_jure_segregation, segregation,@ (segregation that is imposed by law) }
{ purdah, sex_segregation, segregation,@ (the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded) }
{ ulema, ulama, body,@ (the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community) }
{ [ segregation, noun.person:segregationist,+ verb.social:segregate,+ ] separatism, social_organization,@ (a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups) }
{ [ white_separatism, noun.person:white_separatist,+ ] segregation,@ (a social system in which white people live separately from members of other races) }
{ directorate, board_of_directors, board,@ management,#m (a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution) }
{ staggered_board_of_directors, directorate,@ (a board of directors a portion of whose members are elected each year instead of all members being elected annually) }
{ management, administration,@ (those in charge of running a business) }
{ house6, management,@ (the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet") }
{ [ leadership, noun.person:leader,+ ] leaders, body,@ (the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan") }
{ advisory_board, planning_board, board,@ administration,#m (a board appointed to advise the chief administrator) }
{ cabinet, advisory_board,@ (persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers) }
{ British_Cabinet, cabinet,@ noun.location:Great_Britain1,;r (the senior ministers of the British government) }
{ shadow_cabinet, cabinet,@ noun.location:Great_Britain1,;r (a group of senior members of the political party that is out of power; these members would probably assume corresponding positions as ministers in the British Cabinet if their party was elected) }
{ United_States_Cabinet, US_Cabinet, cabinet,@ (a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet) }
{ draft_board, board,@ (a board to select personnel for involuntary military service) }
{ Kashag, advisory_board,@ (the advisory board of the Tibetan government-in-exile) }
{ stock_company, company1,@ (a company whose capital is represented by stock) }
{ joint-stock_company, company1,@ (a company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company) }
{ closed_corporation, close_corporation, private_corporation, privately_held_corporation, corporation,@ (a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market) }
{ family_business, closed_corporation,@ (a corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a single family) }
{ closely_held_corporation, corporation,@ (stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell) }
{ shell_corporation, shell_entity, corporation,@ (a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations) }
{ Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation, FDIC, corporation,@ (a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions) }
{ Federal_Home_Loan_Mortgage_Corporation, Freddie_Mac, FHLMC, corporation,@ (a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages) }
{ Federal_National_Mortgage_Association, Fannie_Mae, FNMA, corporation,@ (a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages) }
{ conventicle, meeting1,@ (a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship) }
{ [ date, verb.social:date1,+ verb.social:date,+ ] appointment, engagement, meeting1,@ (a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date") }
{ [ visit, verb.motion:visit1,+ ] meeting1,@ (a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist") }
{ blind_date, date,@ (a date with a stranger; "she never goes on blind dates") }
{ [ double_date, verb.social:double-date,+ ] date,@ (a date in which two couples participate) }
{ tryst, [ rendezvous, verb.social:rendezvous,+ ] date,@ (a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex) }
{ luncheon_meeting, lunch_meeting, meeting1,@ (a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating) }
{ power_breakfast, meeting1,@ noun.food:breakfast,@ (a meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast) }
{ revival, revival_meeting, rally,@ (an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion) }
{ argosy, fleet1,@ (one or more large merchant ships) }
{ upper_class, upper_crust, class1,@ (the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy) }
{ [ elite, adj.all:selected^elite,+ ] elite_group, upper_class,@ (a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status) }
{ chosen, [ elect, adj.all:selected^elect,+ verb.social:elect,+ ] elite,@ (an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government") }
{ cream, [ pick, verb.cognition:pick,+ ] elite,@ (the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War") }
{ gentry, [ aristocracy2, adj.all:noble2^aristocratic1,+ ] upper_class,@ (the most powerful members of a society) }
{ intelligentsia, clerisy, elite,@ (an educated and intellectual elite) }
{ culturati, intelligentsia,@ (people interested in culture and cultural activities) }
{ literati, intelligentsia,@ (the literary intelligentsia) }
{ landed_gentry, squirearchy, gentry,@ (the gentry who own land (considered as a class)) }
{ ruling_class, people_in_power, upper_class,@ (the class of people exerting power or authority) }
{ society2, high_society, beau_monde, smart_set, bon_ton, elite,@ (the fashionable elite) }
{ [ few, adj.all:few,+ ] elite,@ (a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few") }
{ [ nobility, adj.all:noble2,+ ] [ aristocracy1, adj.all:noble2^aristocratic1,+ ] elite,@ (a privileged class holding hereditary titles) }
{ noblesse, nobility,@ noun.location:France,;r (members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)) }
{ peerage, baronage, nobility,@ (the peers of a kingdom considered as a group) }
{ baronetage, nobility,@ (the collective body of baronets) }
{ knighthood, aristocracy1,@ (aristocrats holding the rank of knight) }
{ samurai, aristocracy1,@ noun.person:Japanese,;c (feudal Japanese military aristocracy) }
{ ninja, class1,@ noun.person:Japanese,;c (a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations) }

{ artillery, artillery_unit, army_unit,@ military,;c (an army unit that uses big guns) }
{ musketry, army_unit,@ military,;c (musketeers and their muskets collectively) }
{ battery2, artillery_unit,@ military,;c (group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place) }
{ cavalry, army_unit,@ military,;c (a highly mobile army unit) }
{ zumbooruk, zumbooruck, zamburek, zamboorak, zamburak, camel_cavalry, cavalry,@ ( a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies)} 
{ horse_cavalry, cavalry,@ military,;c (an army unit mounted on horseback) }
{ mechanized_cavalry, cavalry,@ military,;c (an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles) }
{ infantry, foot, army_unit,@ military,;c (an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot") }
{ paratroops, infantry,@ military,;c (infantry trained and equipped to parachute) }
{ militia, reserves, military_unit,@ military,;c (civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army) }
{ militia1, body,@ military,;c (the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service; "their troops were untrained militia"; "Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia"--United States Constitution) }
{ home_guard, guard,@ military,;c (a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere) }
{ territorial, territorial_reserve, guard,@ militia,#p military,;c (a territorial military unit) }
{ National_Guard, home_reserve, territorial,@ military,;c (United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either) }
{ National_Guard_Bureau, NGB, agency,@ National_Guard,#p (the agency that administers the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; provides liaison between the Army and the Air Force and various National Guard units) }
{ Territorial_Army, territorial,@ (British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for the defense of Great Britain) }
{ terrorist_organization, terrorist_group, foreign_terrorist_organization, FTO, political_movement,@ noun.act:terrorism,;c (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals) }
{ standing_army, army,@ military,;c (a permanent army of paid soldiers) }
{ Union_Army, army,@ blue,@ (the northern army during the American Civil War) }
{ Confederate_Army, Army_of_the_Confederacy, army,@ grey,@ (the southern army during the American Civil War) }
{ Continental_Army, army,@ (the American army during the American Revolution) }
{ United_States_Army, US_Army, U._S._Army, Army2, USA, agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p military,;c (the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare) }
{ United_States_Army_Rangers, battalion,@ United_States_Army,#p military,;c (a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army) }
{ United_States_Military_Academy, US_Military_Academy, military_academy,@ United_States_Army,#p military,;c (a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army) }
{ Army_Intelligence, AI, agency,@ United_States_Army,#p Intelligence_Community,#m military,;c (an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders) }
{ Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Organization, BMDO, agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p (an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality) }
{ Defense_Information_Systems_Agency, DISA, agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p (a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff) }
{ National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency, NGA, agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p Intelligence_Community,#m (a combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security) }
{ Casualty_Care_Research_Center, CCRC, agency,@ Department_of_Defense,#p (an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care) }
{ Army_National_Guard, ARNG, National_Guard,@ United_States_Army,#p military,;c (a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies) }
{ military_personnel, [ soldiery, verb.competition:soldier,+ ] troops, force,@ army_unit,#m military,;c (soldiers collectively) }
{ [ friendly, hostile,! ] military_personnel,@ military,;c (troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue") }
{ [ hostile, friendly,! ] military_personnel,@ military,;c (troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles") }
{ cavalry1, horse_cavalry1, horse, troops,@ military,;c (troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack") }
{ [ garrison, verb.competition:garrison,+ ] military_personnel,@ military,;c (the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place) }
{ rank_and_file, rank1, force,@ military,;c (the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel") }
{ coven, assembly,@ (an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches) }
{ sabbat, witches'_Sabbath, assembly,@ (a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy) }
{ assortment, [ mixture, verb.change:mix,+ ] mixed_bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety1, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, [ motley, adj.all:heterogeneous^motley,+ verb.change:motley1,+ ] collection,@ (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions") }
{ grab_bag, assortment,@ (an assortment of miscellaneous items) }
{ witches'_brew, witches'_broth, witch's_brew, assortment,@ (a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew") }
{ [ range, verb.stative:range1,+ ] assortment,@ (a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection") }
{ selection, assortment,@ (an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes") }
{ odds_and_ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum, assortment,@ (a motley assortment of things) }
{ alphabet_soup, assortment,@ (a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies") }
{ [ litter, verb.body:litter,+ ] animal_group,@ (the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal) }
{ [ batch, verb.contact:batch,+ ] clutch, collection,@ (a collection of things or persons to be handled together) }
{ schmeer, schmear, shmear, batch,@ noun.communication:Yiddish,;c ((Yiddish) a batch of things that go together; "he bought the whole schmeer") }
{ batch1, collection,@ (all the loaves of bread baked at the same time) }
{ clutch1, brood,@ (a number of birds hatched at the same time) }
{ [ membership, noun.relation:member,+ noun.person:member,+ ] rank2, body,@ organization,#m (the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed") }
{ branch, subdivision1, arm, division3,@ (a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages") }
{ clientele, [ patronage, verb.communication:patronage,+ ] business1, people,@ (customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele") }
{ rank_and_file1, people,@ (people who constitute the main body of any group) }
{ rabble1, riffraff, ragtag, ragtag_and_bobtail, folk,@ (disparaging terms for the common people) }
{ smart_money, people,@ (people who are highly experienced or who have inside information; "the smart money said Truman would lose the election") }
{ trash1, scum1, rabble1,@ (worthless people) }
{ [ convocation, verb.communication:convoke,+ ] gathering,@ (a group gathered in response to a summons) }
{ alma_mater, school,@ (your alma mater is a school you graduated from) }
{ [ deputation, verb.social:depute3,+ ] [ commission1, noun.person:commissioner1,+ ] [ delegation, verb.social:delegate1,+ ] delegacy, [ mission, noun.person:missioner1,+ ] organization,@ (a group of representatives or delegates) }
{ diplomatic_mission, deputation,@ (a mission serving diplomatic ends) }
{ embassy, deputation,@ (an ambassador and his entourage collectively) }
{ High_Commission, embassy,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (an embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another) }
{ legation, foreign_mission1, diplomatic_mission,@ (a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister) }
{ [ mission1, noun.person:missioner1,+ ] missionary_post, missionary_station, foreign_mission, nongovernmental_organization,@ (an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work) }
{ press_corps, occupational_group,@ noun.communication:press,#p (a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics; "the White House press corps") }
{ occupational_group, vocation, body,@ (a body of people doing the same kind of work) }
{ opposition, body,@ (a body of people united in opposing something) }
{ Iraqi_National_Congress, INC, opposition,@ (a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government) }
{ Opposition1, party1,@ (the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition") }
{ commando, military_unit,@ military,;c (an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory) }
{ contingent, [ detail, verb.cognition:detail,+ ] military_unit,@ military,;c (a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent") }
{ general_staff, staff1,@ military,;c (military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy) }
{ headquarters, military_unit,@ noun.communication:plural,;u military,;c ((plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff) }
{ headquarters_staff, staff1,@ headquarters,#p military,;c (military staff stationed at headquarters) }
{ high_command, supreme_headquarters, leadership,@ noun.group:military,;c (the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)) }
{ posse, posse_comitatus, police,@ (a temporary police force) }
{ [ kingdom1, noun.person:king,+ ] monarchy,@ (a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state) }
{ [ empire, adj.pert:imperial1,+ ] monarchy,@ (a monarchy with an emperor as head of state) }
{ Mogul_empire, empire,@ noun.location:India,;r (an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857) }
{ Second_Empire, empire,@ (the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870) }
{ rogue's_gallery, collection,@ (a collection of pictures of criminals) }
{ galere, rogue's_gallery1, clique,@ (a coterie of undesirable people) }
{ hard_core, clique,@ (the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement) }
{ [ foundation, verb.social:found,+ ] financial_institution,@ (an institution supported by an endowment) }
{ charity, foundation,@ (a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)) }
{ philanthropic_foundation, charity,@ (a foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc.) }
{ private_foundation, charity,@ (a charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public) }
{ public_charity, charity,@ (a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)) }
{ institute, association,@ (an association organized to promote art or science or education) }
{ sisterhood1, sistership, association,@ (an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest) }
{ exhibition, exposition, expo, collection,@ noun.act:art,;c (a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display) }
{ art_exhibition, exhibition,@ (an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)) }
{ [ retrospective, adj.all:retrospective,+ ] art_exhibition,@ (an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work) }
{ peepshow, raree-show, exhibition,@ (an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass) }
{ fair, exhibition,@ (a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair") }
{ book_fair, bookfair, fair1,@ (fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books) }
{ fair1, gathering,@ (gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair") }
{ side, unit,@ noun.act:game,;c noun.act:war,;c noun.cognition:politics,;c (one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack") }
{ working_group, working_party, unit,@ (a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks") }
{ expedition, working_group,@ (an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars") }
{ Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition, expedition,@i (an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806) }
{ senior_high_school, senior_high, high, highschool, high_school, secondary_school,@ (a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool") }
{ junior_high_school, junior_high, secondary_school,@ (a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades) }
{ preparatory_school, prep_school, secondary_school,@ (a private secondary school) }
{ choir_school, schola_cantorum, preparatory_school,@ (a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education) }
{ public_school, school,@ (a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board) }
{ charter_school, public_school,@ (an experimental public school for kindergarten through grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and community leaders; operates independently of other schools) }
{ public_school1, secondary_school,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition) }
{ Eton_College, public_school1,@ noun.location:Berkshire,#p (a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire) }
{ Winchester_College, public_school1,@ noun.location:Winchester,#p (the oldest English public school; located in Winchester) }
{ private_school, school,@ (a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition) }
{ Catholic_school, parochial_school,@ (a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church) }
{ dance_school, school,@ (a school where students are taught to dance) }
{ [ day_school, boarding_school,! ] private_school,@ (a private school taking day students only) }
{ [ boarding_school, day_school,! ] private_school,@ (a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught) }
{ [ day_school1, night_school,! ] school,@ (a school giving instruction during the daytime) }
{ [ night_school, day_school1,! ] school,@ (a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day) }
{ kindergarten, preschool,@ (a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school) }
{ nursery_school, preschool,@ (a small preschool for small children) }
{ playschool, play_group, preschool,@ (a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions) }
{ Sunday_school, Sabbath_school, school,@ (school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction) }
{ normal_school, teachers_college, junior_college,@ (a two-year school for training elementary teachers) }
{ grade_school, grammar_school, elementary_school, primary_school, school,@ (a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades) }
{ grammar_school1, secondary_school,@ (a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college) }
{ secondary_modern_school, secondary_school,@ (a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education) }
{ comprehensive_school, composite_school, secondary_school,@ (a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities) }
{ school_board, board_of_education, board,@ (a board in charge of local public schools) }
{ zoning_board, board,@ (a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions) }
{ zoning_commission, commission,@ (a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use) }
{ [ immigration, verb.change:immigrate2,+ verb.change:immigrate,+ ] body,@ (the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval; "the increased immigration strengthened the colony") }
{ inspectorate, body,@ (a body of inspectors) }
{ jury, body,@ court,#m (a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law) }
{ [ panel, noun.person:panellist,+ noun.person:panelist,+ verb.cognition:panel,+ ] body,@ (a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc) }
{ [ panel2, noun.person:panellist,+ noun.person:panelist,+ ] venire, body,@ noun.group:law,;c ((law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)) }
{ jury1, [ panel1, noun.person:panellist,+ noun.person:panelist,+ verb.cognition:panel,+ ] committee,@ (a committee appointed to judge a competition) }
{ grand_jury, jury,@ law,;c (a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments) }
{ hung_jury, jury,@ law,;c (a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)) }
{ petit_jury, petty_jury, jury,@ law,;c (a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings) }
{ special_jury, blue_ribbon_jury, jury,@ law,;c (a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues) }
{ spearhead, military_unit,@ military,;c (the leading military unit in an attack) }
{ bevy1, gathering,@ (a large gathering of people of a particular type; "he was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire"; "a bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him") }
{ firing_line, class1,@ (the most advanced and responsible group in an activity; "the firing line is where the action is") }
{ immigrant_class, class1,@ (recent immigrants who are lumped together as a class by their low socioeconomic status in spite of different cultural backgrounds) }
{ left, [ left_wing, noun.person:collectivist,+ ] faction,@ (those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare) }
{ [ center, adj.all:center,+ ] class1,@ (politically moderate persons; centrists) }
{ right, [ right_wing, noun.person:rightist,+ ] faction,@ (those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged) }
{ religious_right, right,@ (United States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools) }
{ hard_right, right,@ (the extreme right wing) }
{ old_guard, faction,@ (a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas) }
{ pro-choice_faction, faction,@ (those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother) }
{ pro-life_faction, faction,@ (those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited) }
{ old_school, class1,@ (a class of people favoring traditional ideas) }
{ [ convoy1, verb.motion:convoy,+ ] collection,@ (a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships) }
{ [ convoy, verb.motion:convoy,+ ] noun.act:procession,@ (a procession of land vehicles traveling together) }
{ seance, sitting, session, meeting1,@ (a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor") }
{ [ aggregate, adj.all:collective^aggregate1,+ ] congeries, [ conglomeration, verb.change:conglomerate,+ ] sum,@ (a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together) }
{ agent_bank1, depository_financial_institution,@ (a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank) }
{ commercial_bank, full_service_bank, depository_financial_institution,@ (a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public) }
{ national_bank, commercial_bank,@ Federal_Reserve_System,#m (a commercial bank chartered by the federal government) }
{ state_bank, depository_financial_institution,@ (a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government) }
{ lead_bank, agent_bank, depository_financial_institution,@ (a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests) }
{ member_bank, depository_financial_institution,@ Federal_Reserve_system,#m (a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System) }
{ merchant_bank, [ acquirer2, verb.possession:acquire,+ ] depository_financial_institution,@ (a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee) }
{ [ acquirer1, verb.possession:acquire,+ ] financial_institution,@ (the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card) }
{ [ acquirer, verb.possession:acquire,+ ] depository_financial_institution,@ (a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock) }
{ transfer_agent, agency1,@ (an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates) }
{ nondepository_financial_institution, financial_institution,@ securities_industry,#m (a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance) }
{ depository_financial_institution, [ bank, verb.possession:bank2,+ verb.possession:bank1,+ verb.possession:bank,+ ] banking_concern, banking_company, financial_institution,@ banking_industry,#m (a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home") }
{ finance_company, nondepository_financial_institution,@ (a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses) }
{ consumer_finance_company, small_loan_company, finance_company,@ (a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan) }
{ industrial_bank, industrial_loan_company, consumer_finance_company,@ (a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers) }
{ captive_finance_company, finance_company,@ (a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's products) }
{ sales_finance_company, finance_company,@ (a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants) }
{ commercial_finance_company, commercial_credit_company, finance_company,@ (a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers) }
{ Farm_Credit_System, FCS, banking_industry,@ (a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers) }
{ hawala, banking_industry,@ noun.act:terrorism,;c (an underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction; "terrorists make extensive use of hawala") }
{ thrift_institution, depository_financial_institution,@ (a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying) }
{ savings_and_loan, savings_and_loan_association, thrift_institution,@ (a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages) }
{ building_society, savings_and_loan,@ (British equivalent of United States savings and loan association) }
{ savings_bank, thrift_institution,@ (a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks) }
{ Home_Loan_Bank, depository_financial_institution,@ Federal_Home_Loan_Bank_System,#m (one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region) }
{ Federal_Home_Loan_Bank_System, financial_institution,@ (the central credit system for thrift institutions) }
{ Federal_Housing_Administration, FHA, agency,@ Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development,#p (the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages) }
{ child_welfare_agency, child_welfare_service, administrative_unit,@ (an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children) }
{ Securities_and_Exchange_Commission, SEC, independent_agency,@ (an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors) }
{ trust_company, trust_corporation, financial_institution,@ (an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services) }
{ mutual_savings_bank, MSB, savings_bank,@ (a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees) }
{ federal_savings_bank, FSB, savings_bank,@ (a federally chartered savings bank) }
{ firing_squad, firing_party, squad1,@ military,;c (a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution) }
{ [ market, verb.possession:market,+ ] class1,@ (the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it") }
{ [ black_market, verb.possession:black_market,+ ] market,@ (people who engage in illicit trade) }
{ traffic, collection,@ (the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time) }
{ air_traffic, traffic,@ (traffic created by the movement of aircraft) }
{ commuter_traffic, traffic,@ (traffic created by people going to or returning from work) }
{ pedestrian_traffic, foot_traffic, traffic,@ (people coming and going on foot) }
{ vehicular_traffic, vehicle_traffic, traffic,@ (the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality) }
{ automobile_traffic, car_traffic, vehicular_traffic,@ (cars coming and going) }
{ bicycle_traffic, vehicular_traffic,@ (bicycles coming and going) }
{ bus_traffic, vehicular_traffic,@ (buses coming and going) }
{ truck_traffic, vehicular_traffic,@ (trucks coming and going) }
{ [ formation, verb.social:form,+ ] arrangement,@ (an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes") }
{ military_formation, formation,@ military,;c (a formation of troops) }
{ open_order, military_formation,@ military,;c (a military formation leaving enough space between ranks to allow an inspecting officer to pass) }
{ close_order, military_formation,@ military,;c (a military formation for drill or marching) }
{ extended_order, military_formation,@ military,;c (a military formation for skirmishing; as widely separated as the tactical situation permits) }
{ sick_call, sick_parade, military_formation,@ military,;c (the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick) }
{ [ caravan, verb.motion:caravan,+ ] train, wagon_train, noun.act:procession,@ (a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety") }
{ cavalcade, noun.act:procession,@ (a procession of people traveling on horseback) }
{ [ march, verb.motion:march10,+ verb.social:march,+ verb.motion:march,+ verb.motion:march4,+ verb.motion:march1,+ ] noun.act:procession,@ (a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue") }
{ hunger_march, march,@ (a march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed) }
{ motorcade, noun.act:procession,@ (a procession of people traveling in motor cars) }
{ [ parade, verb.motion:parade,+ ] noun.act:procession,@ (a ceremonial procession including people marching) }
{ [ callithump, adj.pert:callithumpian,+ ] callathump, callithump_parade, parade,@ (a noisy boisterous parade) }
{ [ file, verb.motion:file,+ ] single_file, Indian_file, line1,@ (a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other) }
{ snake_dance, file,@ (a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path) }
{ column, file,@ noun.group:military,;c (a line of units following one after another) }
{ cortege, retinue, suite, entourage, gathering,@ (the group following and attending to some important person) }
{ Praetorian_Guard, bodyguard,@ (the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome) }
{ cortege1, noun.act:procession,@ (a funeral procession) }
{ recession, [ recessional, adj.pert:recessional,+ ] noun.act:procession,@ (the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service) }
{ backfield, formation,@ football_team,#m (the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen) }
{ secondary, formation,@ football_team,#m (the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen) }
{ linemen, line3,@ football_team,#m (the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage) }
{ [ line1, verb.stative:line,+ ] formation,@ (a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter") }
{ line3, formation,@ (a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call") }
{ line_of_march, line1,@ (the arrangement of people in a line for marching) }
{ line_of_succession, line1,@ (the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position) }
{ [ lineup, verb.motion:line_up1,+ ] police_lineup, [ identity_parade, noun.location:Britain,;r ] line3,@ (a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification) }
{ picket_line, line1,@ (a line of people acting as pickets) }
{ row, line3,@ (an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; "a row of chairs") }
{ serration, row,@ (a row of notches; "the pliers had serrations to improve the grip") }
{ terrace, row,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace") }
{ rank, line3,@ (a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen") }
{ conga_line, line1,@ (a line of people in single file performing the conga dance) }
{ trap_line, line1,@ (a line or series of traps) }
{ [ queue, verb.motion:queue,+ ] waiting_line, line1,@ (a line of people or vehicles waiting for something) }
{ breadline, bread_line, queue,@ (a queue of people waiting for free food) }
{ checkout_line, queue,@ (a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases) }
{ chow_line, queue,@ noun.group:military,;c (a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp)) }
{ gas_line, queue,@ (a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline) }
{ reception_line, queue,@ reception,#p (a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party) }
{ ticket_line, queue,@ (a queue of people waiting to buy tickets) }
{ unemployment_line, queue,@ (a queue of people waiting for employment) }
{ row1, array,@ table,#m (a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side) }
{ column1, array,@ table,#m (a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers") }
{ aviation, air_power, collection,@ military,;c (the aggregation of a country's military aircraft) }
{ dragnet, system,@ (a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet") }
{ machinery, system,@ (a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order") }
{ [ network, verb.communication:network,+ ] [ web, verb.creation:web,+ ] system,@ (an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth") }
{ espionage_network, network,@ (a network of spies) }
{ old_boy_network, network,@ (an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics); "professional women have developed an old boy network of their own") }
{ support_system, network,@ (a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style) }
{ nonlinear_system, system,@ (a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree) }
{ system, scheme, noun.Tops:group,@ (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going") }
{ subsystem, system,@ (a system that is part of some larger system) }
{ [ organism, adj.pert:organismal,+ ] system,@ (a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism") }
{ syntax, system,@ (a systematic orderly arrangement) }
{ body2, system,@ (a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents") }
{ shebang, system,@ (an entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang') }
{ [ craft, verb.creation:craft,+ ] trade, class1,@ (people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade") }
{ [ vegetation, verb.change:vegetate2,+ ] [ flora, fauna,! ] botany, collection,@ biota,#m noun.Tops:flora,;c (all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China") }
{ browse, vegetation,@ (vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat; "a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day") }
{ [ brush, adj.all:wooded^brushy,+ ] brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket, vegetation,@ (a dense growth of bushes) }
{ [ brake, adj.all:wooded^braky,+ ] thicket,@ (an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant) }
{ canebrake, thicket,@ (a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)) }
{ spinney, thicket,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a copse that shelters game) }
{ [ growth, verb.creation:grow,+ ] vegetation,@ (vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass") }
{ [ scrub, adj.all:wooded^scrubby,+ ] chaparral, [ bush, adj.all:branchy^bushy,+ ] vegetation,@ (dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes) }
{ stand, vegetation,@ (a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees") }
{ [ forest, verb.contact:forest,+ ] wood, [ woods, adj.all:wooded^woodsy1,+ ] vegetation,@ (the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area) }
{ [ bosk, adj.all:wooded^bosky,+ ] forest,@ (a small wooded area) }
{ grove, forest,@ (a small growth of trees without underbrush) }
{ [ jungle1, adj.all:wooded^jungly,+ ] forest,@ (an impenetrable equatorial forest) }
{ rain_forest, rainforest, forest,@ (a forest with heavy annual rainfall) }
{ temperate_rain_forest, rain_forest,@ (a rain forest in a temperate area) }
{ tropical_rain_forest, selva, rain_forest,@ (a rain forest in a tropical area) }
{ underbrush, undergrowth, underwood, brush,@ forest,#m (the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest) }
{ shrubbery, vegetation,@ (a collection of shrubs growing together) }
{ [ garden, verb.creation:garden,+ ] vegetation,@ (the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden) }
{ [ staff1, verb.competition:staff1,+ verb.competition:staff,+ ] force,@ (personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions") }
{ line_personnel, force,@ (personnel having direct job performance responsibilities) }
{ management_personnel, force,@ (personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities) }
{ [ dictatorship, noun.person:dictator,+ ] [ absolutism, adj.pert:absolutistic,+ noun.person:absolutist,+ ] authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man_rule, shogunate, [ Stalinism, noun.person:stalinist,+ ] totalitarianism, tyranny, autocracy,@ (a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)) }
{ police_state, dictatorship,@ (a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)) }
{ law, [ jurisprudence, noun.person:jurist1,+ noun.person:jurist,+ ] collection,@ (the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order") }
{ administrative_law, law,@ law,;c (the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government) }
{ canon_law, ecclesiastical_law, law,@ (the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church) }
{ [ civil_law, international_law,! ] law,@ law,;c (the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation) }
{ common_law, case_law, precedent, law,@ law,;c (a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States") }
{ [ international_law, civil_law,! ] law_of_nations, law,@ law,;c (the body of laws governing relations between nations) }
{ maritime_law, marine_law, admiralty_law, international_law,@ law,;c (the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.) }
{ law_of_the_land, law,@ law,;c (a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process; "the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'") }
{ martial_law, law,@ military,;c law,;c (the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law) }
{ mercantile_law, commercial_law, law_merchant, law,@ law,;c (the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence) }
{ military_law, law,@ military,;c law,;c (the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel) }
{ Mosaic_law, Law_of_Moses, law,@ (the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah)) }
{ shariah, shariah_law, sharia, sharia_law, Islamic_law, law,@ (the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state") }
{ hudud, hudood, shariah,@ (Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes) }
{ statutory_law, law,@ law,;c (the body of laws created by legislative statutes) }
{ securities_law, law,@ law,;c (the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities) }
{ tax_law, law,@ law,;c (the body of laws governing taxation) }
{ [ bureaucracy, adj.pert:bureaucratic,+ ] bureaucratism, government_officials,@ (nonelective government officials) }
{ menagerie, collection,@ (a collection of live animals for study or display) }
{ [ ordering, verb.cognition:order1,+ ] [ order, verb.cognition:order1,+ verb.change:order1,+ verb.change:order,+ ] ordination, arrangement,@ (logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation") }
{ genetic_code, ordering,@ (the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells) }
{ genome, ordering,@ (the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism; "the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs") }
{ triplet_code, genetic_code,@ (the normal version of the genetic code in which a sequence of three nucleotides codes for the synthesis of a specific amino acid) }
{ [ series, adj.all:ordered^serial,+ adj.pert:serial2,+ adj.pert:serial,+ ] ordering,@ (similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies") }
{ series1, noun.Tops:group,@ (a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection; "the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers"; "his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies") }
{ nexus, series,@ (a connected series or group) }
{ progression, patterned_advance, series,@ (a series with a definite pattern of advance) }
{ rash, blizzard, series,@ (a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits") }
{ [ sequence, verb.communication:sequence,+ verb.cognition:sequence,+ ] series,@ (serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA") }
{ [ string, verb.change:string,+ ] train2, series,@ (a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought") }
{ succession, series,@ (a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures") }
{ cascade, succession,@ (a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes") }
{ [ parade2, verb.motion:parade,+ ] succession,@ (an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses") }
{ streak, run, succession,@ (an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies") }
{ losing_streak, streak,@ (a streak of losses) }
{ winning_streak, streak,@ (a streak of wins) }
{ arithmetic_progression, progression,@ noun.cognition:math,;c ((mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term; "1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression") }
{ geometric_progression, progression,@ noun.cognition:math,;c ((mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term; "1-4-16-64-256- is the start of a geometric progression") }
{ harmonic_progression, progression,@ noun.cognition:math,;c ((mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression) }
{ stream, flow, current, course,@ (dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history") }
{ wave_train, series,@ (a succession of waves spaced at regular intervals) }
{ panoply, array,@ (a complete and impressive array) }
{ bank1, array,@ (an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches") }
{ [ stockpile, verb.possession:stockpile,+ ] pile,@ (a storage pile accumulated for future use) }
{ data, [ information, verb.communication:inform,+ ] collection,@ (a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data") }
{ accounting_data, data,@ (all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable) }
{ metadata, data,@ (data about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications") }
{ raw_data, data,@ (unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis) }
{ ana, collection,@ (a collection of anecdotes about a person or place) }
{ [ mail, verb.contact:mail,+ ] post, collection,@ (any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post") }
{ fan_mail, mail,@ (mail sent to public figures from their admirers; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail") }
{ hate_mail, mail,@ (mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language)) }
{ [ mailing, verb.contact:mail,+ verb.communication:mail,+ ] mail,@ (mail sent by a sender at one time; "the candidate sent out three large mailings") }
{ [ sampler, verb.consumption:sample,+ ] assortment,@ (an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets") }
{ treasure, collection,@ (a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures") }
{ treasure_trove, collection,@ (any collection of valuables that is discovered; "her book was a treasure trove of new ideas"; "mother's attic was a treasure trove when we were looking for antiques") }
{ trinketry, collection,@ (trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively) }
{ troponymy, troponomy, collection,@ (the place names of a region or a language considered collectively) }
{ movement, social_movement, front, social_group,@ (a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front") }
{ deco, art_deco, artistic_movement,@ (a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production) }
{ art_nouveau, school2,@ artistic_movement,@ (a French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers) }
{ avant-garde, vanguard1, van1, new_wave1, artistic_movement,@ (any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)) }
{ [ constructivism, noun.person:constructivist,+ ] artistic_movement,@ (an abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects) }
{ suprematism, artistic_movement,@ (a geometric abstractionist movement originated by Kazimir Malevich in Russia that influenced constructivism) }
{ [ cubism, adj.pert:cubistic,+ noun.person:cubist,+ ] artistic_movement,@ (an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes) }
{ dada, dadaism, artistic_movement,@ (a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty) }
{ artistic_movement, art_movement, movement,@ (a group of artists who agree on general principles) }
{ [ expressionism, adj.pert:expressionistic,+ noun.person:expressionist,+ ] artistic_movement,@ (an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality) }
{ neoexpressionism, expressionism,@ (an art movement based on expressionism; developed in 1980s in Europe and United States; crudely drawn garish paintings) }
{ supra_expressionism, expressionism,@ (a movement that tried to go beyond expressionism) }
{ [ fauvism, noun.person:fauvist,+ ] artistic_movement,@ (an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and nonnatural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists) }
{ [ futurism, adj.pert:futuristic,+ ] artistic_movement,@ (an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age) }
{ Hudson_River_school, romantic_realism, artistic_movement,@ (the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England) }
{ imagism, artistic_movement,@ (a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery) }
{ lake_poets, school2,@ artistic_movement,@ (English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it) }
{ luminism, artistic_movement,@ (an artistic movement in the United States that was derived from the Hudson River school; active from 1850 to 1870; painted realistic landscapes in a style that pictured atmospheric light and the use of aerial perspective) }
{ [ minimalism, noun.person:minimalist,+ ] minimal_art, reductivism, artistic_movement,@ (an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color) }
{ [ naturalism, adj.all:representational^naturalistic,+ ] [ realism, noun.person:realist1,+ ] artistic_movement,@ (an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description) }
{ needy, poor_people,@ (needy people collectively; "they try to help the needy") }
{ neoromanticism, artistic_movement,@ (an art movement based on a revival of Romanticism in art and literature) }
{ New_Wave, Nouvelle_Vague, artistic_movement,@ (an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s) }
{ secession, sezession, school2,@ artistic_movement,@ (an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s) }
{ [ surrealism, adj.all:unrealistic^surrealistic,+ noun.person:surrealist,+ ] artistic_movement,@ (a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams) }
{ [ symbolism, noun.person:symbolist,+ ] artistic_movement,@ (an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images) }
{ Boy_Scouts, movement,@ (an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys) }
{ Boy_Scouts_of_America, corporation,@ Boy_Scouts,#m (a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training) }
{ Girl_Scouts, organization,@ (an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training) }
{ Civil_Rights_movement, movement,@ (movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens) }
{ common_front, movement,@ (a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together; "the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table") }
{ cultural_movement, movement,@ (a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals) }
{ ecumenism, [ oecumenism, adj.all:nonsectarian^oecumenical,+ ] movement,@ (a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches)) }
{ falun_gong, movement,@ noun.location:China,;r (a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices) }
{ political_movement, movement,@ (a group of people working together to achieve a political goal) }
{ Enlightenment, Age_of_Reason, reform_movement,@ noun.time:historic_period,@i (a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine; "the Enlightenment brought about many humanitarian reforms") }
{ labor_movement, trade_union_movement, labor4, reform_movement,@ (an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement) }
{ Industrial_Workers_of_the_World, IWW, I.W.W., union1,@ labor_movement,@ (a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I) }
{ [ unionism, noun.person:unionist,+ ] trade_unionism, labor_movement,@ (the system or principles and theory of labor unions) }
{ reform_movement, movement,@ (a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms) }
{ religious_movement, movement,@ (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms) }
{ Akhbari, religious_movement,@ noun.location:Iraq,;r (a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli; "Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control") }
{ Usuli, religious_movement,@ noun.location:Iran,;r (a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari; "Usuli Shiism produced the politically active caste of priests that is a distinctive feature of Iranian Shiism") }
{ Counter_Reformation, religious_movement,@ (the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected); many leaders were Jesuits) }
{ ecumenical_movement, religious_movement,@ (a movement aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churches; aimed ultimately at universal Christian unity) }
{ Gallicanism, religious_movement,@ (a religious movement originating among the French Roman Catholic clergy that favored the restriction of papal control and the achievement by each nation of individual administrative autonomy of the church) }
{ Lubavitch, Lubavitch_movement, Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad, religious_movement,@ (a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study) }
{ Oxford_movement, religious_movement,@ (19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing liberal tendencies) }
{ [ Pietism, adj.pert:pietistical,+ adj.pert:pietistic,+ ] religious_movement,@ noun.location:Germany,;r (17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion) }
{ Reformation, Protestant_Reformation, religious_movement,@ (a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches) }
{ Taliban, Taleban, religious_movement,@ (a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government; "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior") }
{ Northern_Alliance, United_Front, alliance,@ (a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban) }
{ Nation_of_Islam, religious_movement,@ (a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans) }
{ [ humanism, adj.pert:humanistic3,+ noun.person:humanist,+ ] cultural_movement,@ (the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies) }
{ analytical_cubism, cubism,@ (the early phase of cubism) }
{ synthetic_cubism, cubism,@ (the late phase of cubism) }
{ [ unconfessed, adj.all:unacknowledged^unconfessed,+ ] people,@ (people who have not confessed; "the unconfessed cannot be forgiven") }
{ unemployed_people, unemployed, people,@ noun.communication:plural,;u (people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group); "the long-term unemployed need assistance") }
{ wolf_pack1, fleet,@ (a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys) }
{ [ womanhood, noun.person:woman,+ ] [ woman, noun.state:womanhood,+ noun.act:womanhood,+ ] fair_sex, class1,@ womankind,#m (women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda") }
{ womankind, people,@ (women as distinguished from men) }
{ camp, gathering,@ (a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake") }
{ hobo_camp, jungle, camp,@ (a place where hoboes camp) }
{ record_company, company1,@ (a company that makes and sells musical recordings) }
{ reunion, party,@ (a party of former associates who have come together again) }
{ [ mover, verb.motion:move1,+ ] public_mover, moving_company, removal_firm, removal_company, company1,@ (a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another) }
{ think_tank, think_factory, company1,@ (a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications) }
{ vestry, committee,@ (in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church) }
{ Jewry, social_group,@ (Jews collectively) }
{ [ Zionism, noun.person:zionist,+ ] Zionist_movement, movement,@ (a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine) }
{ Zhou, Zhou_dynasty, Chou, Chou_dynasty, Chow, Chow_dynasty, dynasty,@ (the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism) }

{ [ muster, verb.communication:muster,+ ] gathering,@ military,;c (a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster") }
{ rap_group, gathering,@ (a gathering of people holding a rap session) }
{ rave-up, gathering,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (a raucous gathering) }
{ registration, enrollment, body,@ (the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time) }
{ table1, gathering,@ (a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks") }
{ World_Council_of_Churches, world_council,@ (an ecumenical organization of Protestant and eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters) }
{ [ number, verb.stative:number1,+ ] company,@ (a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die") }
{ [ vote, verb.social:vote10,+ verb.social:vote13,+ ] body,@ electorate,#m (a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote") }

{ blue, organization,@ (any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue") }
{ grey, gray, organization,@ (any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; "the Confederate army was a vast grey") }
{ host1, organization,@ (any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games") }
{ [ pool1, verb.competition:pool,+ ] organization,@ (an organization of people or resources that can be shared; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool") }
{ typing_pool, pool1,@ (a group of typists who can work for different persons) }
{ [ shipper, verb.motion:ship,+ ] company1,@ (a company in the business of shipping freight) }

{ center1, formation,@ military,;c (the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center") }
{ diaspora, body,@ (the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel) }
{ flank, wing1, formation,@ military,;c (the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank") }
{ [ head, adj.all:bold^heady,+ verb.stative:head1,+ verb.motion:head,+ verb.motion:head2,+ verb.motion:head1,+ rear,! ] formation,@ military,;c (the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack") }
{ local_authority, agency,@ noun.location:Britain,;r (an administrative unit of local government) }
{ [ rear, head,! ] formation,@ military,;c (the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear") }
{ smithereens, collection,@ (a collection of small fragments considered as a whole; "Berlin was bombed to smithereens"; "his hopes were dashed to smithereens"; "I wanted to smash him to smithereens"; "the toilet bowl ws blown to smithereens") }
{ chosen_people, people,@ (any people believing themselves to be chosen by God) }

{ Azeri, ethnic_group,@ (an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan) }
{ [ Bengali, adj.pert:bengali,+ ] ethnic_group,@ (an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India) }
{ Berbers, Arab-Berbers, ethnic_minority,@ (an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa) }
{ Dagestani, ethnic_minority,@ (an ethnic minority living on the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia and Azerbaijan) }
{ [ Flemish, adj.pert:flemish,+ ] ethnic_group,@ (an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium) }
{ Hebrews, Israelites, ethnic_group,@ chosen_people,@ noun.communication:Old_Testament,;c (the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)) }
{ Maori, ethnic_minority,@ (an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand) }
{ Maya, ethnic_minority,@ (an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas) }
{ Mbundu, Ovimbundu, ethnic_group,@ (an ethnic group speaking Umbundu and living in western Angola) }
{ Pathan, Pashtun, ethnic_minority,@ (an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan) }
{ Tajik, Tadzhik, ethnic_group,@ (an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China) }
{ Walloons, ethnic_group,@ (an ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France) }

{ Ferdinand_and_Isabella, nobility,@i (joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I) }
{ Medici, house,@ (aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century) }
{ Committee_for_State_Security, KGB, Soviet_KGB, Russian_agency,@ (formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia) }
{ Federal_Security_Bureau, FSB1, Federal_Security_Service, Russian_agency,@ (the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin) }
{ Russian_agency, administrative_unit,@ (an administrative agency of the Russian government) }
{ Wicca, cult,@ (a community of followers of the Wicca religion) }
{ William_and_Mary, nobility,@i (joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II) }
{ wine_tasting, gathering,@ (a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines) }
{ wing2, social_group,@ (a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function; "they are the progressive wing of the Republican Party") }
{ Wise_Men, Magi, collection,@i noun.communication:New_Testament,;c ((New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them) }
{ World_Trade_Organization, WTO, world_organization,@ (an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade) }

{ Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons, AARP, association,@ (an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens) }
{ National_Association_of_Realtors, association,@ (a United States association of real estate agents which follows a strict code of ethics) }
{ Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations, ASEAN, association,@ (an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism) }

{ Abkhaz, Abkhas, Circassian,@i noun.location:Abkhazia,;r (Circassian people living east of the Black Sea) }
{ Achomawi, community,@i noun.location:California,;r (a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in northeastern California) }
{ Akwa'ala, community,@i noun.object:Lower_California,;r (a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in Baja California) }
{ Aleut, community,@ noun.location:Aleutian_Islands,;r (a community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska; "the Aleut and the Eskimo are related culturally and linguistically") }
{ Circassian, community,@ noun.location:Caucasia,;r (a mostly Sunni Muslim community living in northwestern Caucasia) }
{ Inca, Inka, community,@i noun.location:Peru,;r (the small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s) }
{ Quechua, Kechua, community,@i (a community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire) }
{ Xhosa, community,@i (a community of Negroid people in southern South Africa) }
{ Zulu, community,@i (a community of Negroid people in eastern South Africa) }