Thesaurus results for FRATERNITY

fraternity

noun

frə-ˈtər-nə-tē

Definition of fraternity

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a firm believer in community service and a dedicated member of the local fraternity of Good Samaritans

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as in profession

the body of people in a profession or field of activity the fraternity of civil engineers

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Recent Examples of fraternity The Chi Phi fraternity house was immediately suspended and later closed for good. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Cornell has more than 20 active fraternities affiliated with its Interfraternity Council. — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The details of the allegations, which disclosed how fraternity members used a Snapchat group chat to discuss the woman and events at the party with openly crude language, sparked fury across the nation. — Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 The fraternity and the sorority previously declined to discuss the pending litigation. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fraternity

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraternity

Noun

One of the largest donors to a pop-up super PAC supporting Muslim or pro-Palestinian candidates is the president of an Islamic organization that collects obligatory religious donations mandated by Sharia law.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
The Union of Palestinian Women's Committees and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association were both among the groups targeted, officials with the organizations said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of organization

Noun

Incident response has always been a human profession disguised as a technical one.

— Tony Kirtley, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Teaching is a profession no less than medicine or law, and those of us who aren’t professional educators can help but usually won’t be as effective as professionals.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of profession

Noun

The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Once a staple among cowboys and railroad workers, the Lee 101 became a symbol of youth rebellion in the 1950s, when James Dean popularized the jeans and helped solidify their association with biker culture.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

Their evolving brotherhood was tested unexpectedly in 2010, when guitarist SHOW-HATE collapsed from a stroke immediately after a SiM concert in Sapporo, Hokkaido.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Men of honor, with full-body tattoos and missing fingers, exchanging sake cups in elaborate brotherhood rituals, were becoming a bit passé, even as a fantasy.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of brotherhood

Noun

This year there are 339 exhibiting companies and institutions from 32 countries and territories, 17% more than last year.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
The result is a country spending heavily to sustain its public institutions while struggling to deliver the services citizens expect and a political system increasingly consumed by conflict over how to fix them.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of institution

Noun

Their linebacker corps got decimated in pass coverage against the Cincinnati Bengals.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
While there was plenty of preseason hype around a fairly young receiving corps, Madsen has mostly stuck to the small group of Jones, Wagner, Ford, and senior wideout Akeem Wright this season.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of corps

Noun

But what begins as a bold and daring attempt to broach progressive issues in a notoriously conservative society ultimately loses its nerve, acquiescing to a number of eyebrow-raising narrative compromises.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
In countries where heat practices are deeply interwoven into society — such as Finland and Japan — public funding has supported some of this research.

— Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of society

Noun

Firefighters, Red Cross personnel and security forces were being deployed to inspect damaged structures and assist affected communities.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
That sense of community is also central to producer Chris Ferguson, whose Oddfellows banner has become a significant force in Vancouver’s independent film scene.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026