Lancaster: the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose


House of Lancaster: the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose


Lancastrian line: the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose


Liao: the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125


Liao dynasty: the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125


Merovingian: a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750


Merovingian dynasty: a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750


Ming: the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644


Ming dynasty: the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644


Ottoman: the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I


Ottoman dynasty: the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I


Plantagenet: the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485


Plantagenet line: the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485


Ptolemy: an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra


Ptolemaic dynasty: an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra


Qin: the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall


Qin dynasty: the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall


Ch'in: the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall


Ch'in dynasty: the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall


Qing: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu


Qing dynasty: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu


Ch'ing: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu


Ch'ing dynasty: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu


Manchu: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu


Manchu dynasty: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu


Romanov: the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917


Romanoff: the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917


Saxe-Coburg-Gotha: the name of the royal family that ruled Great Britain from 1901-1917; the name was changed to Windsor in 1917 in response to anti-German feelings in World War I


Seljuk: any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries; they successfully invaded Byzantium and defended the Holy Land against Crusaders


Shang: the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC


Shang dynasty: the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC


Stuart: the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714


Sung: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy


Sung dynasty: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy


Song: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy


Song dynasty: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy


Tang: the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907


Tang dynasty: the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907


Tudor: an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)


House of Tudor: an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)


Umayyad: the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus


Ommiad: the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus


Omayyad: the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus


Valois: French royal house from 1328 to 1589


Wei: any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556


Wei dynasty: any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556


Windsor: the British royal family since 1917


House of Windsor: the British royal family since 1917


York: the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose


House of York: the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose


Yuan: the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368


Yuan dynasty: the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368


Mongol dynasty: the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368


citizenry: the body of citizens of a state or country


people: the body of citizens of a state or country


Achaean: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea


Arcado-Cyprians: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea


Aeolian: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia


Dorian: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC


Ionian: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia


electorate: the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote


governed: the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; --Declaration of Independence


senate: assembly possessing high legislative powers


United States Senate: the upper house of the United States Congress


U.S. Senate: the upper house of the United States Congress


US Senate: the upper house of the United States Congress


Senate: the upper house of the United States Congress


Congress: the legislature of the United States government


United States Congress: the legislature of the United States government


U.S. Congress: the legislature of the United States government


US Congress: the legislature of the United States government


United States House of Representatives: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress


U.S. House of Representatives: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress


US House of Representatives: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress


House of Representatives: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress


U.S. House: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress


US House: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress


Government Accounting Office: an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States


GAO: an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States


United States Government Accounting Office: an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States


House of Burgesses: the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia


House of Commons: the lower house of the British parliament


British House of Commons: the lower house of the British parliament


House of Lords: the upper house of the British parliament


British House of Lords: the upper house of the British parliament


house: an official assembly having legislative powers


legislature: persons who make or amend or repeal laws


legislative assembly: persons who make or amend or repeal laws


legislative body: persons who make or amend or repeal laws


general assembly: persons who make or amend or repeal laws


law-makers: persons who make or amend or repeal laws


legislative council: a unicameral legislature


assembly: a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose


Areopagus: the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court)


States General: assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries


Estates General: assembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789


administration: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something


governance: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something


governing body: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something


establishment: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something


brass: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something


organization: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something


organisation: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something


top brass: the most important persons in a governing body


executive: persons who administer the law


Bush administration: the executive under President George W. Bush


Clinton administration: the executive under President Clinton


Bush administration: the executive under President George H. W. Bush


Reagan administration: the executive under President Reagan


Carter administration: the executive under President Carter


judiciary: persons who administer justice


bench: persons who administer justice


judiciary: the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government


judicature: the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government


judicatory: the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government


judicial system: the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government


nation: the people who live in a nation or country


land: the people who live in a nation or country


country: the people who live in a nation or country


commonwealth country: any of the countries in the British Commonwealth


developing country: a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically


Dominion: one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth


estate of the realm: a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights


estate: a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights


the three estates: a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights


first estate: the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain


Lords Spiritual: the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain


second estate: the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain


Lords Temporal: the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain


third estate: the common people


Commons: the common people


fourth estate: the press, including journalists, newspaper writers, photographers


foreign country: any state of which one is not a citizen


tribe: a federation (as of American Indians)


federation of tribes: a federation (as of American Indians)


Free World: anti-communist countries collectively


Third World: underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively


state: a politically organized body of people under a single government


nation: a politically organized body of people under a single government


country: a politically organized body of people under a single government


land: a politically organized body of people under a single government


commonwealth: a politically organized body of people under a single government


res publica: a politically organized body of people under a single government


body politic: a politically organized body of people under a single government


Reich: the German state


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


Hohenzollern empire: the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919)


Second Reich: the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919)


Weimar Republic: the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919


Third Reich: the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945)


Nazi Germany: the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945)


rogue state: a state that does not respect other states in its international actions


renegade state: a state that does not respect other states in its international actions


rogue nation: a state that does not respect other states in its international actions


suzerain: a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs


member: an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)


allies: an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy


bloc: a group of countries in special alliance


axis: a group of countries in special alliance


Allies: in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers


Central Powers: in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies


Allies: the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945


Axis: in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations


entente: an informal alliance between countries


entente cordiale: an informal alliance between countries


Arab League: an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation


Europe: the nations of the European continent collectively


Asia: the nations of the Asian continent collectively


North America: the nations of the North American continent collectively


Central America: the nations of Central America collectively


South America: the nations of the South American continent collectively


European Union: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members


EU: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members


European Community: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members


EC: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members


European Economic Community: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members


EEC: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members


Common Market: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members


Europe: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members


Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe: the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe


SHAPE: the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe


North Atlantic Treaty Organization: an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security


NATO: an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security


Allied Command Atlantic: a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council


ACLANT: a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council


Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic: commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council


SACLANT: commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council


Allied Command Europe: a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey


ACE: a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey


Supreme Allied Commander Europe: commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe


SACEUR: commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe


Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons: international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention


OPCW: international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention


Organization of American States: an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation


OAS: an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation


Pan American Union: the administrative agency of the Organization of American States


Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries: an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum


OPEC: an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum


sea power: a nation that possesses formidable naval strength


world power: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world


major power: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world


great power: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world


power: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world


superpower: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world


hegemon: a leading or paramount power


church-state: a state ruled by religious authority


city state: a state consisting of a sovereign city


city-state: a state consisting of a sovereign city


welfare state: a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.


puppet government: a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed


puppet state: a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed


pupet regime: a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed


state: the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state


population: a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area


overpopulation: too much population


overspill: the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns


poor people: people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)


poor: people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)


rich people: people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)


rich: people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)


populace: people in general considered as a whole


public: people in general considered as a whole


world: people in general considered as a whole


population: the people who inhabit a territory or state


home front: the civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war


multitude: the common people generally


masses: the common people generally


mass: the common people generally


hoi polloi: the common people generally


people: the common people generally


the great unwashed: the common people generally


admass: the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)


labor: a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages


labour: a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages


working class: a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages


proletariat: a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages


labor force: the source of trained people from which workers can be hired


labor pool: the source of trained people from which workers can be hired


lumpenproletariat: (Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement


organized labor: employees who are represented by a labor union


Laurel and Hardy: United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together


lower class: the social class lowest in the social hierarchy


underclass: the social class lowest in the social hierarchy


middle class: the social class between the lower and upper classes


bourgeoisie: the social class between the lower and upper classes


booboisie: class consisting of all those who are considered boobs


commonalty: a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank


commonality: a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank


commons: a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank


petit bourgeois: lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)


petite bourgeoisie: lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)


petty bourgeoisie: lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)


peasantry: the class of peasants


crowd: a large number of things or people considered together


multitude: a large gathering of people


throng: a large gathering of people


concourse: a large gathering of people


hive: a teeming multitude


horde: a vast multitude


host: a vast multitude


legion: a vast multitude


ruck: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things


herd: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things


army: a large number of people united for some specific purpose


crush: a dense crowd of people


jam: a dense crowd of people


press: a dense crowd of people


traffic jam: a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move


snarl-up: a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move


gridlock: a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible


host: archaic terms for army


legion: archaic terms for army


Roman Legion: a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army


Sabaoth: (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament


drove: a moving crowd


horde: a moving crowd


swarm: a moving crowd


drove: a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together


huddle: a disorganized and densely packed crowd


mob: a disorderly crowd of people


rabble: a disorderly crowd of people


rout: a disorderly crowd of people


lynch mob: a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority


company: a social gathering of guests or companions


attendance: the number of people that are present


limited company: a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability


Ltd.: a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability


Ld.: a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability


holding company: a company with controlling shares in other companies


bank holding company: a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks


multibank holding company: a bank holding company owning several banks


utility: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation


public utility: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation


public utility company: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation


public-service corporation: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation


service: a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation


telephone company: a public utility that provides telephone service


telephone service: a public utility that provides telephone service


phone company: a public utility that provides telephone service


phone service: a public utility that provides telephone service


telco: a public utility that provides telephone service


power company: a public utility that provides electricity


power service: a public utility that provides electricity


electric company: a public utility that provides electricity


light company: a public utility that provides electricity


water company: a public utility that provides water


waterworks: a public utility that provides water


gas company: a public utility that provides gas


gas service: a public utility that provides gas


bus company: a public utility providing local transportation


bus service: a public utility providing local transportation


livery company: one of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds


company: organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)


troupe: organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)


opera company: a company that produces operas


theater company: a company that produces plays


stock company: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire


repertory company: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire


ballet company: a company that produces ballets


chorus: a group of people assembled to sing together


chorus: a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play


Greek chorus: a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play


ensemble: a group of musicians playing or singing together


chorus: a body of dancers or singers who perform together


chorus line: a body of dancers or singers who perform together


choir: a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony


choir: a family of similar musical instrument playing together


consort: a family of similar musical instrument playing together


husking bee: a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn


cornhusking: a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn


corps de ballet: the chorus of a ballet company


ensemble: the chorus of a ballet company


circus: a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals


minstrel show: a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes


minstrelsy: a troupe of minstrels


unit: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group


social unit: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group


command: a military unit or region under the control of a single officer


enemy: an opposing military force


task force: a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective


army unit: a military unit that is part of an army


army: a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state


regular army: a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state


ground forces: a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state


naval unit: a military unit that is part of a navy


navy: an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare


naval forces: an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare


United States Navy: the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces


US Navy: the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces


USN: the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces


Navy: the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces


coastguard: a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters


United States Coast Guard: an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce


U. S. Coast Guard: an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce


US Coast Guard: an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce


Marines: members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea


United States Marine Corps: an amphibious division of the United States Navy


United States Marines: an amphibious division of the United States Navy


Marine Corps: an amphibious division of the United States Navy


US Marine Corps: an amphibious division of the United States Navy


USMC: an amphibious division of the United States Navy


Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division: the principal agency of the United States Navy for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems


NAWCWPNS: the principal agency of the United States Navy for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems


Naval Special Warfare: the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare


NSW: the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare


Naval Surface Warfare Center: the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare


NSWC: the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare


Naval Underwater Warfare Center: the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems


NUWC: the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems


United States Naval Academy: a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy


US Naval Academy: a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy


Office of Naval Intelligence: the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy


ONI: the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy


Marine Corps Intelligence Activity: an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization


MCIA: an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization


Air Corps: formerly the airborne division of the United States Army


United States Air Force Academy: a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force


US Air Force Academy: a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force


Royal Air Force: the airforce of Great Britain


RAF: the airforce of Great Britain


Luftwaffe: the German airforce


German Luftwaffe: the German airforce


League of Nations: an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed


Peace Corps: a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries


air unit: a military unit that is part of the airforce


air force: the airborne branch of a country's armed forces


airforce: the airborne branch of a country's armed forces


United States Air Force: the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space


U. S. Air Force: the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space


US Air Force: the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space


Air Force: the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space


USAF: the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space


Air Combat Command: a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft


ACC: a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft


Air Force Space Command: a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations


AFSPC: a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations


Air National Guard: a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies


ANG: a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies


Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance: an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms


Air Force ISR: an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms


AFISR: an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms


armor: a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles


armour: a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles


guerrilla force: an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups


guerilla force: an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups


military service: a force that is a branch of the armed forces


armed service: a force that is a branch of the armed forces


service: a force that is a branch of the armed forces


military unit: a unit that is part of some military service


military force: a unit that is part of some military service


military group: a unit that is part of some military service


force: a unit that is part of some military service


military: the military forces of a nation


armed forces: the military forces of a nation


armed services: the military forces of a nation


military machine: the military forces of a nation


war machine: the military forces of a nation


military reserve: armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency


reserve: armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency


mujahidin: a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad


mujahedin: a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad


mujahedeen: a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad


mujahadeen: a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad


mujahadin: a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad


mujahideen: a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad


mujahadein: a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad


Mujahedeen Khalq: Iranian guerillas based in Iraq


Pentagon: the United States military establishment


paramilitary: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)


paramilitary force: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)


paramilitary unit: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)


paramilitary organization: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)


paramilitary organisation: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)


fedayeen: (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel


Fedayeen Saddam: a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents


Saddam's Martyrs: a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents


force: a group of people having the power of effective action


force: group of people willing to obey orders


personnel: group of people willing to obey orders


task force: a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task


team: a cooperative unit (especially in sports)


squad: a cooperative unit (especially in sports)


hit squad: a team of assassins


death squad: a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)


Sparrow Unit: a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines


bench: the reserve players on a team


police: the force of policemen and officers


police force: the force of policemen and officers


constabulary: the force of policemen and officers


law: the force of policemen and officers


Europol: police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces


European Law Enforcement Organisation: police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces


gendarmerie: French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively


gendarmery: French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively


Mutawa'een: religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded


Mutawa: religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded


Royal Canadian Mounted Police: the federal police force of Canada


RCMP: the federal police force of Canada


Mounties: the federal police force of Canada


Scotland Yard: the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London


New Scotland Yard: the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London


security force: a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry


private security force: a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry


vice squad: a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution


military police: a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners


MP: a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners


shore patrol: the military police of the navy


secret police: a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)


Gestapo: the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods


Schutzstaffel: special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps


SS: special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps


SA: Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943


Sturmabteilung: Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943


Storm Troops: Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943


work force: the force of workers available


workforce: the force of workers available


manpower: the force of workers available


hands: the force of workers available


men: the force of workers available


corps: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support


army corps: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support


Women's Army Corps: an army corps that was organized in World War II but is no longer a separate branch of the United States Army


WAC: an army corps that was organized in World War II but is no longer a separate branch of the United States Army


Reserve Officers Training Corps: a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers


ROTC: a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers


corps: a body of people associated together


division: an army unit large enough to sustain combat


Special Forces: a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting


U. S. Army Special Forces: a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting


United States Army Special Forces: a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting


battle group: an army unit usually consisting of five companies


regiment: army unit smaller than a division


brigade: army unit smaller than a division


battalion: an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies


company: small military unit; usually two or three platoons


platoon: a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant


platoon: a team of policemen working under the military platoon system


section: a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon


den: a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts


platoon: a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity


detachment: a small unit of troops of special composition


vanguard: the leading units moving at the head of an army


van: the leading units moving at the head of an army


guard: a military unit serving to protect some place or person


bodyguard: a group of men who escort and protect some important person


yeomanry: a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army


patrol: a detachment used for security or reconnaissance


picket: a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack


press gang: a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy


provost guard: a detachment under the command of a provost marshall


rearguard: a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body


section: a small army unit usually having a special function


section: a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class


brass section: the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments


brass: the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments


string section: the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments


strings: the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments


violin section: the section of an orchestra that plays violins


percussion section: the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments


percussion: the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments


rhythm section: the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments


trumpet section: the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets


reed section: the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments


clarinet section: the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets


squad: a smallest army unit


complement: number needed to make up a whole force


full complement: number needed to make up a whole force


shift: a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time


day shift: workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)


day watch: workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)


evening shift: workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)


night shift: workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)


graveyard shift: workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)


relay: a crew of workers who relieve another crew


ship's company: crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship


company: crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship


division: a group of ships of similar type


naval division: a group of ships of similar type


division: a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings


air division: a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings


wing: a unit of military aircraft


air group: a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing


squadron: an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group


escadrille: an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)


squadron: a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms


squadron: a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task


escadrille: a small squadron


flight: an air force unit smaller than a squadron


flight: a formation of aircraft in flight


flight: a flock of flying birds


division: an administrative unit in government or business


division: (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum


division: (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category


form division: an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure


audience: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance


gallery: spectators at a golf or tennis match


audience: the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment


readership: the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)


viewing audience: the audience reached by television


TV audience: the audience reached by television


viewers: the audience reached by television


grandstand: the audience at a stadium or racetrack


house: the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema


claque: a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance


following: a group of followers or enthusiasts


followers: a group of followers or enthusiasts


faithful: any loyal and steadfast following


fandom: the fans of a sport or famous person


parish: a local church community


community: a group of people living in a particular local area


community: a group of nations having common interests


convent: a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together


house: the members of a religious community living together


Ummah: the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan


Umma: the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan


Muslim Ummah: the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan


Islamic Ummah: the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan


Islam Nation: the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan


speech community: people sharing a given language or dialect


neighborhood: people living near one another


neighbourhood: people living near one another


hood: (slang) a neighborhood


street: people living or working on the same street


municipality: people living in a town or city having local self-government


municipal government: the government of a municipality


commission plan: a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission


state government: the government of a state in the United States


totalitarian state: a government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures


totalitation regime: a government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures


city: people living in a large densely populated municipality


metropolis: people living in a large densely populated municipality


town: the people living in a municipality smaller than a city


townspeople: the people living in a municipality smaller than a city


townsfolk: the people living in a municipality smaller than a city


village: a community of people smaller than a town


small town: a community of people smaller than a town


settlement: a community of people smaller than a town


moshav: a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms


hamlet: a community of people smaller than a village


crossroads: a community of people smaller than a village


cooperative: an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it


club: a formal association of people with similar interests


social club: a formal association of people with similar interests


society: a formal association of people with similar interests


guild: a formal association of people with similar interests


gild: a formal association of people with similar interests


lodge: a formal association of people with similar interests


order: a formal association of people with similar interests


family: an association of people who share common beliefs or activities


fellowship: an association of people who share common beliefs or activities


koinonia: Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community


athenaeum: a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning


atheneum: a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning


bookclub: a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices


chapter: a local branch of some fraternity or association


chapter: an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church


American Legion: the largest organization of United States war veterans


Veterans of Foreign Wars: an organization of United States war veterans


VFW: an organization of United States war veterans


chess club: a club of people to play chess


country club: a suburban club for recreation and socializing


fraternity: a social club for male undergraduates


frat: a social club for male undergraduates


glee club: a club organized to sing together


golf club: a club of people to play golf


hunt: an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport


hunt club: an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport


investors club: a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly


jockey club: a club to promote and regulate horse racing


racket club: club for players of racket sports


rowing club: a club for rowers


slate club: a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)


sorority: a social club for female undergraduates


tennis club: a club of people to play tennis


turnverein: a club of tumblers or gymnasts


yacht club: club that promotes and supports yachting and boating


boat club: club that promotes and supports yachting and boating


yakuza: organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises


yoke: a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke


league: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members


conference: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members


major league: the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)


big league: the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)


majors: the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)


minor league: a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)


minors: a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)


bush league: a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)


baseball league: a league of baseball teams


little league: a commercially sponsored baseball league for players between 8 and 12 years of age


little-league team: a team that plays in a little league


basketball league: a league of basketball teams


bowling league: a league of bowling teams


football league: a league of football teams


hockey league: a league of hockey teams


Ivy League: a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige


union: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer


labor union: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer


trade union: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer


trades union: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer


brotherhood: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer


industrial union: a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft


vertical union: a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft


Teamsters Union: an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers


United Mine Workers of America: an industrial union of mine workers in North America


United Mine Workers: an industrial union of mine workers in North America


American Federation of Labor: a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955


AFL: a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955


American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations: the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955


AFL-CIO: the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955


Congress of Industrial Organizations: a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955


CIO: a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955


craft union: a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft


credit union: a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings


company union: a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union


open shop: a company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union


closed shop: a company that hires only union members


union shop: a company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time


secret society: a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers


Freemasonry: Freemasons collectively


Masonry: Freemasons collectively


Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: an all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus


National Volunteers Association: an all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus


service club: a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services


Lions Club: club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare


International Association of Lions clubs: club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare


Rotary Club: a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace


Rotary International: a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace


consortium: an association of companies for some definite purpose


pool: an association of companies for some definite purpose


syndicate: an association of companies for some definite purpose


trust: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service


corporate trust: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service


combine: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service


cartel: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service


drug cartel: an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs


Medellin cartel: a drug cartel in Colombia; controlled the production of cocaine from the 1970s until 1993 when the leader was killed


Cali cartel: a drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.)


oil cartel: a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil


cast: the actors in a play


cast of characters: the actors in a play


dramatis personae: the actors in a play


ensemble: a cast other than the principals


supporting players: a cast other than the principals


constituency: the body of voters who elect a representative for their area


electoral college: the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president


class: a body of students who are taught together


form: a body of students who are taught together


grade: a body of students who are taught together


course: a body of students who are taught together


class: a body of students who graduate together


year: a body of students who graduate together


graduating class: the body of students who graduate together this year


master class: a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert


section: a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately


discussion section: a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately


senior class: final grade or class in high school or college


junior class: penultimate class in high school or college


sophomore class: the second class in a four-year college or high school


freshman class: the first class in college or high school


class: a league ranked by quality


division: a league ranked by quality


revolving door: an organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership


set: an unofficial association of people or groups


circle: an unofficial association of people or groups


band: an unofficial association of people or groups


lot: an unofficial association of people or groups


car pool: a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers


clique: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose


coterie: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose


ingroup: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose


inner circle: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose


pack: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose


camp: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose


Bloomsbury Group: an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles


bohemia: a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style


kitchen cabinet: an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government


brain trust: an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government


loop: an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)


cabal: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue


faction: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue


junto: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue


camarilla: a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue


military junta: a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power


junta: a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power


cadre: a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion


core: a small group of indispensable persons or things


nucleus: a small group of indispensable persons or things


core group: a small group of indispensable persons or things


portfolio: a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers


professional association: an association of practitioners of a given profession


gang: an organized group of workmen


crew: an organized group of workmen


work party: an organized group of workmen


detail: a crew of workers selected for a particular task


chain gang: a gang of convicts chained together


ground crew: the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground


ground-service crew: the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground


road gang: a gang of road workers


section gang: a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad


stage crew: crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production


Fabian Society: an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism


gang: an association of criminals


pack: an association of criminals


ring: an association of criminals


mob: an association of criminals


nest: a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality


sleeper nest: a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal


youth gang: a gang whose members are teenagers


demimonde: a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior


underworld: the criminal class


organized crime: underworld organizations


gangland: underworld organizations


gangdom: underworld organizations


mafia: any tightly knit group of trusted associates


maffia: any tightly knit group of trusted associates


Mafia: a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century


Maffia: a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century


Sicilian Mafia: a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century


Mafia: a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia


Maffia: a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia


Cosa Nostra: a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia


Black Hand: a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century


Camorra: a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail


syndicate: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities


crime syndicate: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities


mob: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities


family: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities


yeomanry: class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land


musical organization: an organization of musicians who perform together


musical organisation: an organization of musicians who perform together


musical group: an organization of musicians who perform together


duet: two performers or singers who perform together


duette: two performers or singers who perform together


duo: two performers or singers who perform together


trio: three performers or singers who perform together


quartet: four performers or singers who perform together


quartette: four performers or singers who perform together


barbershop quartet: an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony


string quartet: an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello


string quartette: an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello


quintet: five performers or singers who perform together


quintette: five performers or singers who perform together


sextet: six performers or singers who perform together


sextette: six performers or singers who perform together


sestet: six performers or singers who perform together


septet: seven performers or singers who perform together


septette: seven performers or singers who perform together


octet: eight performers or singers who perform together


octette: eight performers or singers who perform together


orchestra: a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players


chamber orchestra: small orchestra; usually plays classical music


gamelan: a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs


string orchestra: an orchestra playing only stringed instruments


symphony orchestra: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies


symphony: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies


philharmonic: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies


band: instrumentalists not including string players


marching band: a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time


brass band: a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments


concert band: a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments


military band: a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments


jug band: a musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos and other improvised instruments


pop group: a group that plays pop music


indie: a pop group not affiliated with a major record company


dance band: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing


band: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing


dance orchestra: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing


big band: a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians


jazz band: a small band of jazz musicians


jazz group: a small band of jazz musicians


combo: a small band of jazz musicians


mariachi: a group of street musicians in Mexico


rock group: a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music


rock band: a band of musicians who play rock'n'roll music


skiffle group: a band of musicians who play skiffle


steel band: a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands)


horde: a nomadic community


Golden Horde: a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century


cohort: a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)


cohort: a company of companions or supporters


conspiracy: a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose


confederacy: a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose


Four Hundred: the exclusive social set of a city


horsy set: a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing


horsey set: a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing


jet set: a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure


faction: a dissenting clique


sect: a dissenting clique


splinter group: a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization


social gathering: a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship


social affair: a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship


function: a formal or official social gathering or ceremony


party: a group of people gathered together for pleasure


shindig: a large and noisy party of people


shindy: a large and noisy party of people


dance: a party of people assembled for dancing


ball: the people assembled at a lavish formal dance


masquerade: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks


masquerade party: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks


masque: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks


mask: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks


banquet: a ceremonial dinner party for many people


feast: a ceremonial dinner party for many people


dinner: a party of people assembled to have dinner together


dinner party: a party of people assembled to have dinner together


gaudy: (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college


beanfeast: an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees


reception: a formal party of people; as after a wedding


at home: a reception held in your own home


levee: a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)


tea: a reception or party at which tea is served


wedding reception: a reception for wedding guests held after the wedding


open house: an informal party of people with hospitality for all comers


housewarming: a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home


soiree: a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)


musical soiree: a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music


soiree musicale: a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music


garden party: a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors


lawn party: a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors


fete champetre: a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors


bachelor party: stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married)


shower: a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person


stag party: a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)


smoker: a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)


hen party: a party for women only


slumber party: an overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and pass the night talking


sociable: a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity


social: a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity


mixer: a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity


supper: a social gathering where a light evening meal is served


wedding: a party of people at a wedding


wedding party: a party of people at a wedding


party: an organization to gain political power


political party: an organization to gain political power


American Labor Party: a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party


American Party: a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics


Know-Nothing Party: a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics


Anti-Masonic Party: a former political party in the United States; founded in 1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs


Black Panthers: a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites


Communist Party: a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state


Conservative Party: a political party (especially in Great Britain or Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state control


Constitutional Union Party: a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union


Democratic Party: the older of two major political parties in the United States


Democratic-Republican Party: a former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government


Farmer-Labor Party: a former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century


Federalist Party: a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government


American Federalist Party: a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government


Federal Party: a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government


Free Soil Party: a former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848


Gironde: the French moderate political party that was in power (1791-1793) during the French Revolution


Green Party: an environmentalist political party


Greenback Party: a former political party in the United States; organized in 1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation


Kuomintang: the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan


Guomindang: the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan


labor party: a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people


labour party: a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people


Australian Labor Party: the oldest political party in Australia, founded in 1891; the party is moderately liberal


British Labour Party: a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries


Labour Party: a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries


Labour: a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries


Labor: a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries


Liberal Democrat Party: a political party in Great Britain; formerly the Liberal Party; advocates reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people


Liberal Party: a political party in Australia, Canada, and other nations, and formerly in Great Britain


Liberty Party: a former political party in the United States; formed in 1839 to oppose the practice of slavery; merged with the Free Soil Party in 1848


Militant Tendency: a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party


National Socialist German Workers' Party: the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933


Nazi Party: the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933


People's Party: a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads


Populist Party: a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads


Progressive Party: a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose


Bull Moose Party: a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose


Prohibition Party: a political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages


Republican Party: the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party


GOP: the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party


Social Democratic Party: a political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere) founded in late 19th century; originally Marxist; now advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism


Socialist Labor Party: a political party in the United States; formed in 1874 to advocate the peaceful introduction of socialism


Socialist Party: a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism


States' Rights Democratic Party: a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman


Dixiecrats: a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman


war party: a political party that supports a war


Whig Party: a former political party in the United States; formed in 1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a loose interpretation of the Constitution and high protective tariffs


third party: a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system


machine: a group that controls the activities of a political party


political machine: a group that controls the activities of a political party


machine: an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently


party: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity


company: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity


fatigue party: a group of soldiers on fatigue duty


landing party: a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore


party to the action: a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings


party to the transaction: a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings


rescue party: a party of rescuers


search party: a party of people to search for someone


stretcher party: a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured person


war party: a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)


professional organization: an organization of and for professional people


professional organisation: an organization of and for professional people


table: a set of data arranged in rows and columns


tabular array: a set of data arranged in rows and columns


actuarial table: a table of statistical data


statistical table: a table of statistical data


mortality table: an actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etc


calendar: a tabular array of the days (usually for one year)


perpetual calendar: a chart or mechanical device that indicates the days of the week corresponding to any given date over a long period of years


file allocation table: the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk)


periodic table: (chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law


matrix: (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules


dot matrix: a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed


square matrix: a matrix with the same number of rows and columns


diagonal: (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry


main diagonal: the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry


principal diagonal: the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry


secondary diagonal: the diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry


diagonal matrix: a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zero


scalar matrix: a diagonal matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are equal


identity matrix: a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity


unit matrix: a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity


determinant: a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations


Latin square: a square matrix of n rows and columns; cells contain n different symbols so arranged that no symbol occurs more than once in any row or column


magic square: a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n^2 integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix in such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same


nonsingular matrix: a square matrix whose determinant is not zero


real matrix: a matrix whose elements are all real numbers


singular matrix: a square matrix whose determinant is zero


transpose: a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix


diagonal: an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard


Oort cloud: (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun


galaxy: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)


galaxy: (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust


extragalactic nebula: (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust


spiral galaxy: a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center


spiral nebula: a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center


Andromeda galaxy: a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye


legion: a large military unit


foreign legion: a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state


French Foreign Legion: a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France


legion: association of ex-servicemen


echelon: a body of troops arranged in a line


phalanx: a body of troops in close array


phalanx: any closely ranked crowd of people


score: a set of twenty members


threescore: a set with 3 times 20 members


synset: a set of one or more synonyms


combination: a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose


crew: the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)


aircrew: the crew of an aircraft


air crew: the crew of an aircraft


bomber crew: the crew of a bomber


bomber aircrew: the crew of a bomber


merchant marine: the crew of a merchant vessel


crew: the team of men manning a racing shell


crowd: an informal body of friends


crew: an informal body of friends


gang: an informal body of friends


bunch: an informal body of friends


shock troops: soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault


SWAT team: a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations


SWAT squad: a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations


Special Weapons and Tactics team: a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations


Special Weapons and Tactics squad: a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations


troop: a group of soldiers


troop: a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company


troop: an orderly crowd


flock: an orderly crowd


troop: a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts


scout troop: a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts


scout group: a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts


outfit: any cohesive unit such as a military company


academia: the academic world


academe: the academic world


Grub Street: the world of literary hacks


school: a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers


Ashcan School: a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life


Eight: a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life


deconstructivism: a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction


historical school: a school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms


pointillism: a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France


educational institution: an institution dedicated to education


preschool: an educational institution for children too young for elementary school


school: an educational institution


school: an educational institution's faculty and students


junior school: British school for children aged 7-11


infant school: British school for children aged 5-7


academy: a school for special training


yeshiva: an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)


yeshivah: an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)


college: the body of faculty and students of a college


college: an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university


correspondence school: a school that teaches nonresident students by mail


crammer: a special school where students are crammed


dancing school: a school in which students learn to dance


direct-grant school: formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities


driving school: a school where people are taught to drive automobiles


academy: a secondary school (usually private)


police academy: an academy for training police officers


military academy: an academy for training military officers


naval academy: an academy for training naval officers


air force academy: an academy for training air force officers


Plato's Academy: a school established by Plato in ancient Athens


academy: an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature


honorary society: an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature


Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance


Academy of Television Arts and Sciences: an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television


French Academy: an honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government


National Academy of Sciences: an honorary American society of scientists created by President Lincoln during the American Civil War


Royal Academy: an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain


Royal Academy of Arts: an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain


Royal Society: an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science


Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge: an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science


business college: a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce


business school: a graduate school offering study leading to a degree of Master in Business Administration


dental school: a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry


school of dentistry: a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry


finishing school: a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities


flying school: a school for teaching students to fly airplanes


junior college: a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree


community college: a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community


graduate school: a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree


grad school: a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree


language school: a school for teaching foreign languages


law school: a graduate school offering study leading to a law degree


school of law: a graduate school offering study leading to a law degree


madrasa: Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan


madrasah: Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan


medical school: a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree


school of medicine: a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree


music school: a school for the study of music


school of music: a school for the study of music


nursing school: a school for training nurses


school of nursing: a school for training nurses


pesantran: a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad


pesantren: a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad


religious school: a school run by a religious body


church school: a private religious school run by a church or parish


parochial school: a private religious school run by a church or parish


riding school: a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced


secondary school: a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12


lyceum: a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12


lycee: a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12


Gymnasium: a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12


middle school: a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12


secretarial school: a school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and filing etc) are taught


seminary: a private place of education for the young


seminary: a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis


technical school: a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences


tech: a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences


polytechnic institute: a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences


polytechnic: a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences


engineering school: a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences


trade school: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades


vocational school: a secondary school teaching the skilled trades


trainband: a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century


training college: a school providing training for a special field or profession


training school: a school providing practical vocational and technical training


university: the body of faculty and students at a university


gown: the members of a university as distinguished from the other residents of the town in which the university is located


university: a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees


multiversity: a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers


Open University: a British university that is open to people without formal academic qualifications and where teaching is by correspondence or broadcasting or summer school


varsity: a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University


veterinary school: a school teaching veterinary medicine


conservatory: the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts


staff: the body of teachers and administrators at a school


faculty: the body of teachers and administrators at a school


culture: a particular society at a particular time and place


civilization: a particular society at a particular time and place


civilisation: a particular society at a particular time and place


open society: a society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy)


tribal society: a society with the social organization of a tribe


hunting and gathering tribe: group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and by gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic


hunting and gathering society: group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and by gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic


subculture: a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs


suburbia: suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture


youth culture: young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture


hip-hop: an urban youth culture associated with rap music and the fashions of African-American residents of the inner city


youth subculture: a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre


flower people: a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music


hippies: a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music


hipsters: a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music


Aegean civilization: the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries


Aegean civilisation: the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries


Aegean culture: the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries


Helladic civilization: the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC


Helladic civilisation: the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC


Helladic culture: the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC


Indus civilization: the bronze-age culture of the Indus valley that flourished from about 2600-1750 BC


Minoan civilization: the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC


Minoan civilisation: the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC


Minoan culture: the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC


Cycladic civilization: the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC


Cycladic civilisation: the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC


Cycladic culture: the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC


Cyclades: the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC