noun
1.
Synonyms: gathering 2, assemblage, collection, company, congeries, congregation, crowd, group, muster, ruck
Related Word: association, band, conclave, party, troupe
2.
Synonyms: group 1, band, bevy, bunch, cluster, covey, crew, party
Related Word: crowd, push; faction, interest, sect, wing; brotherhood, fellowship, fraternity
Contrasted words: masses, multitude; canaille, rabble, riffraff, ruck, trash