(fraternities)
1.
Fraternity refers to friendship and support between people who feel they are closely linked to each other. (FORMAL)
Bob needs the ~ of others who share his mission.
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2.
You can refer to people who have the same profession or the same interests as a particular ~.
...the spread of stolen guns among the criminal ~.
...the sailing ~.
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3.
In the United States, a ~ is a society of male university or college students.
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