association
Definitions of association
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a team of professional baseball players who play and travel togethersynonyms: club de baseball
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a social or business relationship
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a formal association of people with similar interestssynonyms: club, confraternité, corporationtypes:équipage de chassean association of huntsmen who hunt for sportassociation d'étudiantesa social club for female undergraduates
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an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organizationsynonyms: sociététypes:civilisationa particular society at a particular time and placetype of:groupe socialpeople sharing some social relation
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a formal organization of people or groups of peopletypes:liguean association of sports teams that organizes matches for its memberschambre de commerce et d'industriean association of businessmen to protect and promote business interestsinstitutionan association organized to promote art or science or educationéquipage de chassean association of huntsmen who hunt for sportassociation d'étudiantesa social club for female undergraduatescartela consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or serviceclassea league ranked by qualitytype of:organisationa group of people who work together
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the state of being connected together as in memory or imaginationtype of:unionthe state of being joined or united or linked
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(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bondingtype of:processus chimique, réaction chimique(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
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a group of people who work togethersynonyms: organisationtypes:étata politically organized unitentreprisean organization created for business venturesdéfensean organization of defenders that provides resistance against attackunitéan organization regarded as part of a larger social grouppersonnelgroup of people willing to obey ordersligue, mouvement syndical, mouvement syndicaliste, syndicalisme, syndicat, unionan organization of employees formed to bargain with the employeralliancean organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treatyadministration, autorités, gouvernementthe organization that is the governing authority of a political unitétablissement financieran institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assetsoeuvre de bienfaisancean institution set up to provide help to the needyentreprise commercialean enterprise connected with commerceunité administrativea unit with administrative responsibilitiesfamillea social unit living togetherreligionan institution to express belief in a divine powerconfessiona group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faithmembrean organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)bloca group of countries in special alliancecompagnie d'opéraa company that produces operaschoeura group of people assembled to sing togetherensemblea group of musicians playing or singing togethercirquea travelling company of entertainers; including trained animalstroupe de ménestrelsa troupe of minstrelsservice militairea force that is a branch of the armed forceséquipea cooperative unit (especially in sports)policethe force of policemen and officerspolice militairea military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisonersliguean association of sports teams that organizes matches for its membersduotwo performers or singers who perform togetherorchestrea musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string playersgroupea group of musicians playing popular music for dancingparti travaillistea former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Partyparti communistea political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the stateconservateura political party (especially in Great Britain or Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state controlparti démocratethe older of two major political parties in the United Statesparti liberala political party in Australia, Canada, and other nations, and formerly in Great Britainparti nazithe political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933parti républicainthe younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old partyparti socialistea political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere) founded in late 19th century; originally Marxist; now advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialismétablissement d'enseignementan institution dedicated to educationchambre de commerce et d'industriean association of businessmen to protect and promote business interestscomitéa self-constituted organization to promote somethingunité politiquea unit with political responsibilitiestroupessoldiers collectivelymission diplomatiquea mission serving diplomatic endsmissionan organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious workinstitutionan association organized to promote art or science or educationgroupe de travaila group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achievedpersonnelpersonnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned tasktype of:groupe socialpeople sharing some social relation
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the act of consorting with or joining with otherssynonyms: complicitétype of:activité socialeactivity considered appropriate on social occasions
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the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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Working Together: The Language of Unions
When individuals form groups, they can wield more influence. Workers unite to demand higher pay or safer conditions, companies combine forces to address issues of mutual importance, and states and countries can join forces against a common enemy. We've united all these words together in this handy list just for you!
Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789)
Coauthored by Thomas Jefferson and General Lafayette, this declaration was approved by the National Assembly of France in 1789. Unlike the American Declaration of Independence, its content consists more of philosophical principles rather than specific grievances against an abusive king. But similarly, it led to a revolution that inspired the hearts of individuals around the world. Read this list aloud to hear the echoes that unite humanity. E-text available here. Here are links to our lists on rights: The Declaration of Independence, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Declaration of the Rights of Woman, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Catching Fire
In this sequel to The Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta are forced to participate in the Quarter Quell, while unrest in the districts of Panem threatens the Capitol. Learn these words from Suzanne Collins' popular trilogy.