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English to English noun
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a formal association of people with similar interests |  | Example: he joined a golf club
they formed a small lunch society
men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
source: wordnet30
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An association of men belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a business fraternity or corporation; as, the Stationers' Guild; the Ironmongers' Guild. They were originally licensed by the government, and endowed with special privileges and authority. | | source: webster1913
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