Thesaurus results for GUILDS

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 The guilds reiterated Ernotte Cunci’s comments on the audiovisual industry employing more people than the car industry in France. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 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 Local unions and guilds and indie producers have countered by looking to American web giants to dig deeper in their pockets to underwrite the cost of producing homemade content. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 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

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Noun

Ahmed doesn’t merely document the decisions that led President Biden and his aides to arm and rationalize what leading human rights organizations and legal scholars now consider a genocide.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
For now, the Zorelit v5 is available to military organizations through direct contracts with Vluchnyk.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of organizations

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Lula, meanwhile, has argued for a more prominent role of the federal government in the fight against organized crime as well as greater coordination between governmental institutions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Harvard and its peers are tax-exempt charitable institutions.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of institutions

Noun

The associations between his words and Simon’s work are wide-ranging and jump through time.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Late Wednesday, a group of business associations, including the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Haiti, issued a joint press release calling for more effort in organization and stressed the need for credibility and transparency in the process.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 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

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Rival Samsung Electronics collaborates with institutes such as Yonsei University, the Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, as well as the Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology.

— Lim Hui Jie,Miko Jang, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of institutes

Noun

Runner’s World reported that fraternities, sororities, bars and other organizations are already reaching out about hosting their own.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Instead of traditional television advertising, the campaign will convene local civic groups and houses of worship, as well as fraternities and sororities.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of fraternities

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In city halls and county commission chambers, east to west and north to south, people are squaring off against their local representatives.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
The bill was passed by both chambers of the Legislature with near-unanimous support from Democrats and consistent opposition from Republican lawmakers.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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