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klavern
a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan
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administrative body, administrative unit
a unit with administrative responsibilities
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company
a unit of firefighters including their equipment
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family, home, house, household, menage
a social unit living together
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general delivery, poste restante
the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it
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instrumentality
a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose
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ICU, intensive care unit
a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
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member
an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)
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force, military force, military group, military unit
a unit that is part of some military service
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task force
a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task
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squad, team
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
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den
a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
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crew, gang, work party
an organized group of workmen
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combination
a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
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crew
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
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scout group, scout troop, troop
a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts
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outfit
any cohesive unit such as a military company
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Trojan horse, fifth column
a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst
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political entity, political unit
a unit with political responsibilities
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side
one of two or more contesting groups
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working group, working party
a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved
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broken home
a family in which the parents have separated or divorced
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conjugal family, nuclear family
a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
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extended family
a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
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foster family
the family of a fosterling
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foster home
a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
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trip wire
a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces
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A-team
a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization
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battery
a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
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coronary care unit
a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems
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menage a trois
household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations
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flying squad
a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies
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major-league club, major-league team
a team that plays in a major league
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minor-league club, minor-league team
a team that plays in a minor league
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baseball team
a team that plays baseball
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basketball team, five
a team that plays basketball
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eleven, football team
a team that plays football
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hockey team
a team that plays ice hockey
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JV, junior varsity
a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team
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first team, varsity
a team representing a college or university
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second string
a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game
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police squad, squad
a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
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powerhouse
a team considered to be the best of its class
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offence, offense
the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
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defence, defending team, defense
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
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IR, Inland Revenue
a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes
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NICU, neonatal intensive care unit
an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn
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Ordnance Survey
the official cartography agency of the British government
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body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state
a politically organized body of people under a single government
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Holy Roman Empire
a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon
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command
a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
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enemy
an opposing military force
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task force
a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective
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army unit
a military unit that is part of an army
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naval unit
a military unit that is part of a navy
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air unit
a military unit that is part of the airforce
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armor, armour
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
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mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin
a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad
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hit squad
a team of assassins
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section
a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
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guard
a military unit serving to protect some place or person
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shift
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
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division
an administrative unit in government or business
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little-league team
a team that plays in a little league
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detail
a crew of workers selected for a particular task
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chain gang
a gang of convicts chained together
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ground crew, ground-service crew
the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground
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road gang
a gang of road workers
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section gang
a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad
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stage crew
crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production
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legion
a large military unit
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echelon
a body of troops arranged in a line
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phalanx
a body of troops in close array
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air crew, aircrew
the crew of an aircraft
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merchant marine
the crew of a merchant vessel
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crew
the team of men manning a racing shell
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UN agency, United Nations agency
an agency of the United Nations
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union
a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
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council
a body serving in an administrative capacity
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Palestine Authority, Palestine National Authority, Palestinian National Authority
combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO
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secretariat, secretariate
an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
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commission, committee
a special group delegated to consider some matter
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agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office
an administrative unit of government
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intelligence, intelligence agency, intelligence service
a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
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international law enforcement agency
an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement
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Republican Guard
formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was to protect the government in Baghdad
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Haganah
the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force
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IDF, Israeli Defense Force
the ground and air and naval forces of Israel
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redevelopment authority
a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas
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regulatory agency, regulatory authority
a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest
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weather bureau
an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts
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placement center, placement office
an office that finds suitable employment for applicants
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cadre, cell
a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
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amphictyony
an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center
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lunatic fringe
a political unit with extreme and fanatical views
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revolutionary group
a political unit organized to promote revolution
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lobby, pressure group, third house
a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
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militia, reserves
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
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commando
an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
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contingent, detail
a temporary military unit
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headquarters
(plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
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expedition
an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
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spearhead
the leading military unit in an attack
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child welfare agency, child welfare service
an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children
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Russian agency
an administrative agency of the Russian government