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brotherhoods

noun

plural of brotherhood

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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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

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Noun

Continue reading … — US adds Los Tiguerones to list of Latin American terrorist organizations.

— , FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Michigan and a collection of environmental organizations contested whether an emergency existed.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of organizations

Noun

The investigation centers on two fraternities, Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
What critics of fraternities rarely mention and most people outside the Greek community never see is the infrastructure that exists behind the letters.

— Todd Buchanan, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fraternities

Noun

But the policies to alter schedules or cancel practice or games because of the high temperatures can vary among sports associations throughout the metro.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
The lower cost has led to a boom in surveillance cameras that businesses, homeowner associations, cities and police departments can purchase.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of associations

Noun

His departure leaves Chris Godwin, Jalen McMillan and Emeka Egbuka atop the receiving corps.

— Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets dates back to 1872, and the school remains one of a select few public universities with both an active cadet corps and a civilian campus lifestyle today.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of corps

Noun

In that sense, these figures are best viewed not as perfectly precise scores, but as reminders of how quickly forces of nature can overwhelm entire societies.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
In my time — and even today in conservative societies — this is very strictly regulated for children.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of societies

Noun

Other people who have these kinds of professions can challenge themselves by not relying on navigation devices, and their brains will likely benefit from it, Wood says.

— Renée Onque, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Looking at passing citizens reveals flavor text about their professions and backgrounds.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of professions

Noun

Foreign central banks and other institutions looking for a safe place to park their capital have diminished roles in the Treasury market and have increasingly turned to alternative havens like gold.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
The weaponization and deconstruction of our institutions and republic are no laughing matter.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of institutions

Noun

Countries typically built these large-scale computers at their national institutes to make scientific breakthroughs and attain economic leadership, while also deploying them for national security measures.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
That’s thanks to educational institutions like the University of Toronto, and public-private research institutes like the Vector Institute, which Hinton co-founded to help commercialize AI breakthroughs.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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