fellowship
noun (GROUP) /ˈfel.əʊ.ʃɪp/
/-oʊ-/ Definition
› [C] formal a group of people or an organization with the same purpose: the National Schizophrenia Fellowship the American Fellowship of ReconciliationSocieties, clubs and organizations › [U] old-fashioned a friendly feeling that exists between people who have a shared interest or are doing something as a group: He enjoyed the fellowship of other actors in the company. Christian fellowshipFriendly
(Definition of fellowship noun (GROUP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arm noun (OF ORGANIZATION)
- Assn noun
- Assoc.
- association noun (GROUP)
- commission noun (GROUP)
- committee noun
- confederacy noun
- establishment noun (ORGANIZATION)
- fan club noun
- foundation noun (BEGIN)
- friendly society noun
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- inspectorate noun
- lodge noun (GROUP)
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- shuffle noun (MOVE AROUND)
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- substation noun (PART OF ORGANIZATION)
- the lower orders idiom
- the old guard noun
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