guilds

noun

variants also gilds
plural of guild
as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild

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Recent Examples of guilds For every movie that Skydance falls short of, the studio must pay $30 million to health and pension funds, split among the guilds. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 Pre-empting the confirmation of the Canal+ VAT hike, France’s film and TV guilds put out a statement earlier this week. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 Below are reactions from industry guilds, leaders, and unions to today’s settlement. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 But groups like the Hollywood labor guilds are celebrating the settlement news, as the staring contest between Ellison and the AGs caused paralysis in development and spending seemingly across the board at both companies. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026 The city's tailors and textile artists have shaped global fashion, and its craft heritage has deep roots stretching back to the 12th century, when artisans and merchants founded guilds to protect their skills and commercial interests. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 The letter also included nine conditions the guilds want to see Paramount meet and agree to in order to address all of their concerns about the merger. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guilds
  1. organizations
  2. societies
  3. institutions
  4. associations
  5. brotherhoods
  6. institutes
  7. fraternities
  8. chambers
Noun
  • Lancôme is financially supporting global and local nonprofit organizations focused on mental health for women and mental health research, as well.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • There is a subset of incoming college first year students, men and women, who find these organizations really appealing, and some of it is entirely understandable.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of organizations
Noun
  • Professional societies and standards organizations will need to develop and regularly update the technical requirements.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Cultural differences are also a concern, particularly with tourists visiting countries with much less permissive societies than the one they are used to.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of societies
Noun
  • Through regular exercises and strategic updates, districts and institutions can pinpoint and remedy potential gaps in their protocols before a real cyber emergency forces them to make high-stakes decisions under pressure.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This woman, this young woman, had already endured something that is utterly unspeakable and that at every turn, she was failed by people and institutions with an obligation to protect her.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of institutions
Noun
  • Attempts to coordinate the different agencies under a central authority to fight organized crime have failed in Congress, where professional associations representing those agencies have resisted anything that would reduce their power.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The model then forms statistical associations between the person’s name, profession, companies and areas of activity.
    — Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of associations
Noun
  • 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
Definition of brotherhoods
Noun
  • The committee said the institutes are governed by Chinese law, are directed by Chinese-majority boards and are aligned with Chinese Communist Party security goals.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The cells will undergo electrical, thermal, and safety testing at Mercedes-Benz facilities and specialized external institutes.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of institutes
Noun
  • There's a long history of events like this happening in fraternities.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Yates will look at how the woman's complaint was addressed and at the oversight of fraternities, sororities and other campus groups, Cornell said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of fraternities
Noun
  • Protesters went on to torch police stations across the country, overrun national security headquarters in multiple governorates, storm torture chambers, and unearth archives of horror and abuse.
    — Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Bolsonaro's Liberal Party also turned in strong results in races for both chambers of Brazil's Congress, particularly in the Senate, where they are expected to hold 29 seats, compared to just nine for Lula's Workers Party.
    — David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of chambers

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“Guilds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilds. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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