English > social group: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | People sharing some social relation. |
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| Narrower | Jewry | Jews collectively |
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| body | A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity |
| congregation, fold, faithful | A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church |
| force | A group of people having the power of effective action |
| fringe | A social group holding marginal or extreme views |
| gathering, assemblage | A group of persons together in one place |
| interest, interest group | (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims |
| kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe | group of people related by blood or marriage |
| kith | Your friends and acquaintances |
| minority | A group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger / larger group of which it is a part |
| moiety | One of two basic subdivisions of a tribe |
| movement, social movement, front | A group of people with a common ideology / ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals |
| nonalignment, nonalinement | People (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty |
| organization, organisation | A group of people who work together |
| organized crime, gangland, gangdom | underworld organizations |
| phylum | (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related |
| platoon | A group of persons who are engaged in a common activity |
| political system, form of government | The members of a social organization who are in power |
| revolving door | An organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership |
| sector | A social group that forms part of the society or the economy |
| set, circle, band, lot | An unofficial association of people or groups |
| society | An extended social group having a distinctive cultural / cultural and economic organization |
| subculture | A social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs |
| tribe, folk | A social division of (usually preliterate) people |
| wing | A group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function |
| Broader | group, grouping | Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit |
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| Spanish | grupo social |
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| Catalan | grup social |
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