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gesellschaft

gesellschaft

9.9
A formal group of people who work together for a shared purpose
  • noun
  • /ɡəˈzɛlʃɑft/
translation icon : asociación
  • The research collaboration was established under the auspices of a scientific gesellschaft focused on climate change solutions.
  • Gesellschaft für
  • der Gesellschaft

Examples

  • Another organ for the reform movement was the journal, Das zwanzigste Jahrhundert, the publication of the Kraus Gesellschaft, edited by Franz Klasen and Johannes Bumuller.

    Academic text (1993)
  • On January 21, 1931, Tret'iakov presented an overview of his work on the kolkhoz to the Gesellschaft der Freunde des Neuen Ruland in Berlin.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Benjamin may well have attended the lecture since he had covered for Die literarische Welt a talk given at the Gesellschaft the previous year by Tret'iakov's Lef colleague Brik.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The Kraus Gesellschaft had been founded in Munich in 1904 as a daughter organization of the Katholische Reformverein München.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The members of the environmental advocacy gesellschaft organized a community clean-up event to promote sustainability.

  • The literary gesellschaft hosts monthly readings to foster appreciation for contemporary authors.

Synonyms

group
vsgesellschaft
1.0

A number of people or things seen as one unit

refers to a formally created body formed for a specific purpose
organization
vsgesellschaft
  • US
2.7

A group of people who work together for a common goal

stresses formal grouping formed for a particular activity rather than just working together
association
vsgesellschaft
188 2.8

A group of people who share a common purpose or interest

is the same idea but phrased in the original term rather than this label
guild
vsgesellschaft
111 4.2

A group of people with the same job or interest who help each other

is broader and not limited to occupational or mutual aid purposes
society
vsgesellschaft
84 3.0

People who share an interest and meet regularly

is broader and not limited to regular meetings or routines
social group
vsgesellschaft
12 2.7

People who meet, talk, and feel they belong together

emphasizes formal organization and a specific purpose rather than general social ties
sig
vsgesellschaft
  • Jargon
7 8.8

A small group in a larger organization that shares a common professional interest

is the wider formal grouping that can include such inside groups
assn
vsgesellschaft
2 8.5

A group of people who work together for a common purpose

is the full formal expression rather than its abbreviation
sodality
vsgesellschaft
1 9.9

A group of people who share a common purpose and work together

is the broader formal group idea without the professional emphasis
collectivity
vsgesellschaft
1 6.6

A group of people who act together for a shared purpose

focuses more on formal creation for a specific purpose than collective identity
occupational group
vsgesellschaft
1 3.1

A group of people who do the same job

covers any formal group formed for a specific activity beyond occupations
societas
vsgesellschaft
  • Formal
9.9

A group of people who work together for a shared purpose

is the general formal group term not limited to specific domains
gemeinschaft
vsgesellschaft
  • Formal
9.9

A formal group of states or organizations that works together

is similar but applies to any formal purpose or activity
social unit
vsgesellschaft
3.5

A group, like a family or work team, that is part of a larger community

focuses on formal creation for a defined activity rather than general community role
ingroup
vsgesellschaft
8.1

A small group of people with the same interests who treat each other as special

refers to a formal, purposefully created group rather than an exclusive social circle

How Formal

institution
482 3.9
gesellschaft
9.9
association
188 2.8
society
84 3.0

Surface Forms

gesellschaft singular

Etymology

Gesellschaft comes from German Gesell 'companion' plus -schaft like the English -ship, so it originally suggested 'companionship'. That's why the word is used for a formal group or society formed for a certain purpose, like a cultural association.