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grupo social

Definitions of grupo social
  1. noun
    people sharing some social relation
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    examples:
    capitolio
    the federal government of the United States
    types:
    asociación, comunidad, corporación, cuerpo
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    sociedad
    an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
    minoría
    a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
    capilla, clan, familia, familiares, saga, tribu
    group of people related by blood or marriage
    colectividad, grupo humano
    a group of persons together in one place
    feligreses, fieles
    a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
    organización
    a group of people who work together
    conjunto, círculo, grupo
    an unofficial association of people or groups
    bajos fondos, hampa, submundo
    underworld organizations
    subcultura
    a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
    no alineamiento
    people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty
    familia, tribu
    a social division of (usually preliterate) people
    movimiento
    a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
    familia
    primary social group; parents and children
    trinca, trinidad, tripleta, tríada
    three people considered as a unit
    cuarteto
    four people considered as a unit
    quinteto
    five people considered as a unit
    sexteto
    six people considered as a unit
    septeto
    seven people considered as a unit
    asociación
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
    institución
    an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
    empresa
    an organization created for business ventures
    guardia
    an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
    cristiandad, cristianismo
    the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
    genealogía, árbol genealógico
    successive generations of kin
    junta
    a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
    administración, gerencia, gobierno
    the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
    nube
    a large number of things or people considered together
    agolpamiento, caterva, gentío, muchedumbre, multitud, turba
    a large gathering of people
    compañía
    organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
    unidad
    an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
    dotación, efectivo, plantilla
    group of people willing to obey orders
    comunidad
    a group of people living in a particular local area
    municipio
    people living in a town or city having local self-government
    sindicato, sindicato obrero
    an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
    colegio, mesa electoral
    the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president
    categoría, clase, curso, nota, puntuación, rango, tipo
    a body of students who are taught together
    curso, grado, promoción
    a body of students who graduate together
    cenáculo, pandilla, peña
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
    grupo musical
    an organization of musicians who perform together
    cuatrocientos
    the exclusive social set of a city
    reunión social
    a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
    partido, partido político
    an organization to gain political power
    bando
    a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
    banda, basca, equipo, grupo, gusanera, hato, minga, pandilla, pelotón, runfla, taifa
    an informal body of friends
    facultad
    a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
    universidad
    the body of faculty and students at a university
    claustro
    the body of teachers and administrators at a school
    civilización, cultura
    a particular society at a particular time and place
    los barrios residenciales
    suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture
    coalición
    an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
    junta
    a formally arranged gathering
    quórum
    a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
    manifestación
    a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
    autarquía, autocracia
    a political system governed by a single individual
    democracia, república
    a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
    diarquía
    a form of government having two joint rulers
    hegemonía
    the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
    oligarquía
    a political system governed by a few people
    plutocracia
    a political system governed by the wealthy people
    tecnocracia
    a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control
    teocracia
    a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
    tótem
    a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
    colonia
    a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
    jerarquía
    the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
    cuadro, mando
    the body of people who lead a group
    comisión, delegación, diputación, encomienda, misión
    a group of representatives or delegates
    grupo profesional, vocación
    a body of people doing the same kind of work
    cuerpo de inspectores, inspectorado
    a body of inspectors
    jurado
    a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
    acompañamiento, camarilla, comitiva, convoy, corte, cortejo, gente, séquito
    the group following and attending to some important person
    campamento
    a group of people living together in a camp
    desmadre, juerga, movidón
    a raucous gathering
    azul
    any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
    gris
    any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
    type of:
    agrupación, colectivo, grupo
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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