types:
corps
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
association,
société
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
secteur
a social group that forms part of the society or the economy
groupe de pression
(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
clan,
famille
group of people related by blood or marriage
bande,
cercle
an unofficial association of people or groups
subculture
a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
mouvement
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
famille
primary social group; parents and children
trio
three people considered as a unit
association
a formal organization of people or groups of people
état
a politically organized unit
entreprise
an organization created for business ventures
défense
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
administration,
gouvernement
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
foule
a large number of things or people considered together
compagnie,
troupe
organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
unité
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
personnel
group of people willing to obey orders
audience
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
communauté
a group of people living in a particular local area
classe
a body of students who are taught together
classe
a body of students who graduate together
Milieu,
maffia
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
conspiration
a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
assemblée
a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
machine,
rouage
a group that controls the activities of a political party
groupe,
équipe
a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
bande
an informal body of friends
école
a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
civilisation
a particular society at a particular time and place
alliance
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
réunion
a formally arranged gathering
république
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
hégémonie
the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
colonie
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
direction
the body of people who lead a group
jury
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
cortège,
suite
the group following and attending to some important person
camp
a group of people living together in a camp