guild
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4.2
- noun
- /ɡɪld/
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- There is a grain sellers Guild, you know, merchants then they, they control a lot.
- merchants' guild
- craft guild
- artisans' guild
So my union, the Writers Guild of America, fought back.
- So my union, the Writers Guild of America, fought back.
- You, you get very highly skilled workers and often they're called guilds, like the writers guilds.
- He comes back to Glasgow, he's blocked by the local Guild from setting up his own instrument shop.
- We get residuals through the union, through the Screen Actors Guild.
- And you know, he's, he's involved in that saga group, this swordsman and Sorcerer's Guild of America.
- Sorry, we in the in the last season, I was very fortunate to get a Screen Actors Guild nomination.
- And they would have, they have the Guild that comes and washes the body and wraps the body and prepares the body.
- It's there's this long strike that's been going to where Screen Actors Guild writers.
- You know, especially now it's weird because the whole Writers Guild thing that's going on.
- There is a grain sellers Guild, you know, merchants then they, they control a lot.
- Then he goes on and he says there were masters from the workers guilds, flexible and candy bargainers.
Examples
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The only organization I'm a part of is the Screen Actors Guild of America.
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Does your area have a quilt guild or an antique car club?
Academic text (2008) -
I represent the entire Guild in this matter.
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Often, it seems that quilting guilds become support groups as well as information networks.
Fiction book (1994) -
The local artists' guild meets every Friday to share ideas and collaborate on projects.
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As a member of the screenwriters' guild, she enjoyed access to numerous resources and workshops.
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The musicians' guild organized a concert to raise funds for local charities.
Synonyms
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1.0
A group of people who meet for a shared interest or activity
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3.3
A group of people with shared interests
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2.8
A group of people who share a common purpose or interest
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3.0
People who share an interest and meet regularly
40
3.9
A group of people who share the same interests or activities
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7.6
A group of people who share interests and meet regularly
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3.1
A group where people meet to enjoy events and make friends
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2.7
People who meet, talk, and feel they belong together
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3.1
A group of people who do the same job
A formal group of people who work together for a shared purpose
Compounds
- Archaic
A political idea that says the state should own industry but groups of workers should run it
How Organized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guild comes from an old English word gild meaning 'payment' or 'contribution'. People who paid together to support each other and set rules became a group, so a guild is a group of people with the same trade or interest.