brotherhood
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈbrʌðərˌhʊd/
- US
:
sindicato
- PROSECUTOR: Mr. King, you're a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, is that correct, sir?
- members of the brotherhood
- a brotherhood organization
Examples
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As the parliamentary elections approach this fall, leaders of the Brotherhood are therefore highly confident about their chances.
Academic text (2011) -
The President will be awarding the Philadelphia Brotherhood Medal to His Grace Desmond Mutumbo, the Archbishop of Ethiopia.
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The previous policy restricted contact to Brotherhood members in Parliament on matters of state business.
Academic text (2011) -
In exchange for its support, the Brotherhood is being given a voice in the country's politics.
Academic text (2011) -
The three men created the National Indian Brotherhood with Deiter as the first national president.
Fiction book (2002) -
The International Brotherhood for the Assistance of Stateless Persons... is purely philanthropic.
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The nearly simultaneous rise of the Muslim Brotherhood brought out similar contradictions with respect to Islam.
Academic text (2011) -
By 1971-72, Dave Courchene was overseeing a Manitoba Indian Brotherhood budget of more than $1 million.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Brotherhood successfully negotiated better wages and working conditions for its members.
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As a member of the Brotherhood, he felt a strong sense of unity with his fellow workers.
Synonyms
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2.3
A group of workers who act together to protect pay and rights
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2.7
An organized group of workers that negotiates with employers for better pay and working conditions
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3.3
Workers who belong to unions that represent them in talks with employers
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2.8
A group of workers who protect rights and talk with employers about pay and work conditions
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5.5
All the people who do the same kind of work seen as a group
A group of workers who join together to protect their pay and rights by talking with employers
Antonyms
Compounds
A very close friendship where people promise to be like family, sometimes by mixing blood
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brotherhood comes from brother and -hood, which meant 'group', and people used it for groups who act like a family. That's why brotherhood can mean a union or organization of workers who support each other.