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brotherhood

DEFINITIONS OF: brotherhood

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n the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

Type of:
family relationship, kinship, relationship
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

n the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers

Type of:
friendliness
a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company

n people engaged in a particular occupation

Synonyms:
fraternity, sodality
Type of:
class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum
people having the same social, economic, or educational status

n an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

Synonyms:
labor union, trade union, trades union, union
Types:
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industrial union, vertical union
a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
craft union
a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft
company union
a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union
I.W.W., IWW, Industrial Workers of the World
a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I
Teamsters Union
an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers
United Mine Workers, United Mine Workers of America
an industrial union of mine workers in North America
Type of:
organisation, organization
a group of people who work together
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