cohort
- noun
- /ˈkoʊhɔrt/
- Well, the equivalent genetic cohorts in Africa don't have high rates of hypertension.
And soon there was a kind of cohort of young girls screaming witch.
- And soon there was a kind of cohort of young girls screaming witch.
- But it's a it's this new cohort thing.
- When I say plan, organize which cohort, which group, which segmentation you want to reach?
- But this year I was in the April cohort, I believe it was.
- All of my cohort friends are also doing theirs this year.
- So incutel brought a fresh, bright eyed, bushy tailed cohort of CIA analysts out to the West Coast.
- And, and, you know, I think in large part there's a huge cohort of men.
Examples
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The researchers studied a cohort of adults born in the same year to analyze their health outcomes.
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The report may be useful for that particular cohort, but it is not useful at the institutional level.
Academic text (1994) -
So this, this cohort, this group is a really unique group of students.
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Like when I was in my training, I think I was one of three people in my cohort that were men.
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Many of the older women perceived the younger cohort as being less motivated and more interested in 'partying.'
Academic text (2011) -
When we, as a cohort, struggled educationally, mentally, or emotionally, they were there.
Academic text (2017) -
Eleven pre-service teachers were involved in the first cohort group of field-based students.
Academic text (2008) -
Certain antecedents descriptive of this underrepresented cohort are also identified and discussed.
Academic text (1992) -
The new software training program includes a cohort of recent graduates eager to learn.
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In her psychology class, she enjoyed working with a diverse cohort of students from different backgrounds.
Synonyms
A group of people with the same belief or goal in a larger group
A group within a larger population that share similar traits
A small group inside a larger clan that shares an ancestor and customs
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cohort The word cohort comes from the Latin cohors, originally meaning 'a group kept together' in a yard, so today a cohort can mean a band of supporters or people who act together.