fraternity
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association, board, brotherhood, chamber, club, college, congress, consortium, council, fellowship, guild (also gild), institute, institution, league, order, organization, society, sodality
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In this changing world, the fraternity necessary for social solidarity is being experienced as cultural majoritarianism. — Ajay Gudavarthy, Quartz India, "Neoliberalism is killing the very idea of citizenship in India," 2 Sep. 2019 Just catching up as brothers in the quarterback fraternity always do. — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, "‘This was all so sudden’: The inside story on how Andrew Luck’s retirement news stunned the Bears and Colts fans as it spread across Lucas Oil Stadium," 25 Aug. 2019 By last spring, Dewerk’s name had become household in the college coaching fraternity. — Mike Lefkow, The Mercury News, "The Fab Forty, No. 5: Los Gatos lineman has one big goal," 14 Aug. 2019 At right is the fraternity's General President Dr. Everett Ward, with William Gillespie, left. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego black fraternity chapter honors members for half-century of service," 10 Aug. 2019 The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the fraternity is not recognized by the university and was formed by members of Kappa Delta Rho when that chapter was suspended for violating alcohol policies. — USA TODAY, "Smokey Bear, tarantula trek, censoring Adam and Eve: News from around our 50 states," 9 Aug. 2019 Every year one-fourth of the NFL’s head coaches—the fraternity of 32 of the world's greatest pro football minds—get fired. — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, "Dave Gettleman Doesn’t Care What You Think," 6 Aug. 2019 The students have since been suspended from the fraternity. — Tribune Content Agency, al, "Ole Miss investigating response to students posing with Emmett Till sign, guns," 30 July 2019 Gruver died after consuming massive amounts of alcohol during a hazing incident at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, "Former LSU student convicted in fraternity hazing death," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fraternity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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