COHORT

[noun] [C] - (specialized) a group of people who share a characteristic, esp. age, or (esp. US disapproving) a group of people who support a particular person, usually a leader(specialized) The company was originally called 13-30 Group for the age cohort it targeted.(specialized) There was less differentiation in 'healthy eating' by social characteristics such as social class, income or sex among the younger cohort compared with the older one.(esp. US disapproving) The Mayor and his cohorts have abused their positions of power.