brotherhoods

noun

plural of brotherhood
1
as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest they're a brotherhood of retired war veterans

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2
as in fraternities
the body of people in a profession or field of activity a family that has been part of the brotherhood of police officers for four generations

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Recent Examples of brotherhoods The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands. — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026 Over this week, 61 Catholic brotherhoods snake through the city along the official parade route to Seville's Gothic cathedral and then back to their home churches. — Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026 Those meaningful bonds, or brotherhoods, are constantly at risk of being curtailed. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brotherhoods
  1. organizations
  2. fraternities
  3. associations
  4. corps
  5. societies
  6. professions
  7. institutions
  8. institutes
Noun
  • The other applies to children of anyone working in a foreign embassy or representing a foreign government and employees of the United Nations or other international organizations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While investigations into their death continues, experts say there are indications that some of the influencers did have relationships with criminal organizations and were killed as acts of reprisal by rival factions.
    — Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of organizations
Noun
  • And in perhaps the most anticipated pre-match event, five historically Black fraternities and sororities captivated fans with their signature stroll performances in the Current Landing Town Square.
    — PJ Green July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Hazing incidents involving fraternities are not uncommon across campuses nationwide, said Dwight Bullard, a former Florida state senator and longtime member of Kappa Alpha Psi.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
Definition of fraternities
Noun
  • The organization represents CEOs and associations in manufacturing, healthcare, elder care, construction, agriculture and hospitality.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • For example, tropical primates form associations with other primate species and jointly forage in the tree canopy.
    — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of associations
Noun
  • But a relief corps that entered with the NL's fourth-worst ERA couldn't make Painter's lead hold.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s return to the 49ers, starting with Saturday’s practice, wasn’t so much intended as a contingency regarding Pearsall’s health but rather a complement to a revised receiving corps, Lynch said.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of corps
Noun
  • What other research is being done Researchers increasingly treat trust as a multilevel phenomenon – spanning individuals, relationships, networks of people and societies – rather than a single attitude.
    — Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In human societies, the policing of speech, which is meant to reform the thoughts behind it, risks merely leaving thoughts unspoken.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of societies
Noun
  • As studios have adopted stricter health and sanitation practices, more people have embraced body art, and visible tattoos are now common in professions ranging from medicine and law to sports and corporate workplaces.
    — Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • During a Supreme Court hearing in May, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant appeared to compare some unemployed young people entering media, activism and other professions to cockroaches and parasites.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of professions
Noun
  • To get there, Southeast Asia needs an integrated ecosystem that connects Earth observation, AI, scientific expertise and trusted public institutions.
    — Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • MacBrennan Peet, founder of Project 0, said on the On The Margin podcast that building for institutions is the wrong goal.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of institutions
Noun
  • Founded in 2021, Helical Fusion aims to commercialize fusion research conducted at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), one of Japan’s leading public research institutes.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Beijing widens Japan export curbs, targeting drone makers, nuclear firms and defense institutes.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of institutes

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