(~s)
1.
A ~ is a group which consists of families that are related to each other.
...rival ~s.
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2.
You can refer to a group of people with the same interests as a ~. (INFORMAL)
...a powerful ~ of industrialists from Monterrey.
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(~s)
1.
A ~ is a group which consists of families that are related to each other.
...rival ~s.
N-COUNT
2.
You can refer to a group of people with the same interests as a ~. (INFORMAL)
...a powerful ~ of industrialists from Monterrey.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012