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bund

1 8.5

A group that works together for a shared purpose

noun
/bʌnd/

: asociación

As markets reel in the wake of the failed German Bund auction that occurred earlier this week, our beliefs regarding financial security are rightly shaken down to their very foundation and below!

Examples

Several environmental groups created a bund to advocate for conservation efforts.
Take a stroll down Jinling Dong Lu after a night on the Bund; you should be able to cap your mot and foie gras with RMB 5 worth of joy in a bowl.

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The laborers formed a new bund to demand better working conditions.
During the conference, representatives from various countries joined a bund focused on global cooperation.

Synonyms

federation

vsbund

383 4.3

A group of states or organizations that share a central government but keep some independence

is a general group formed for a specific purpose not necessarily centralized

league

vsbund

271 2.8

A group of people or organizations that join to work for a common goal

is often the formal name used to represent a group

assn

vsbund

4 8.5

A group of people who work together for a common purpose

is the full written form often used as an organization name

How Large

federation

383 4.3

to league

1 6.1

coalition

469 4.3

bund

1 8.5

association

849 2.8

to group

47 1.2

Surface Forms

bund singular

bunds plural

Etymology

Bund meaning an association comes from the German Bund, from an old root like bind meaning 'to tie'. So a bund is a group of people 'tied' together for a common purpose, like a 'band' or 'bond'.