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Association of Orangemen

Association of Orangemen

9.3
An organization of Protestants in Northern Ireland that supports staying part of the United Kingdom and holds public parades
  • proper noun
translation icon : Asociación de Orangemen
  • The Association of Orangemen organizes annual parades throughout Northern Ireland.

Examples

  • Critics accuse the Association of Orangemen of promoting sectarian divisions.

  • He attended a meeting of the Association of Orangemen to learn more about its views.

  • The Association of Orangemen held a parade last weekend.

  • Many members of the Association of Orangemen participated in the event.

  • The Association of Orangemen organizes annual parades throughout Northern Ireland.

  • He attended a meeting of the Association of Orangemen to learn more about its views.

  • Many members of the Association of Orangemen participated in the event.

Synonyms

Orange Order
vsAssociation of Orangemen
2 8.7

A Protestant group in Northern Ireland that holds yearly parades celebrating union with Britain

has identical meaning but uses a formal historic organizational name

Surface Forms

Association of Orangemen main

Morphology

association + of + Orangeman

The meaning is compositionally derived: 'association' (a formal group) + 'of' + 'Orangemen' (members of the Orange Order) yields a group made up of Orangemen. This follows the common 'Association of X' pattern and would be immediately understood by a B1 learner who already knows the constituent words, though specific political connotations require additional cultural knowledge.

Etymology

Association of Orangemen gets its name from William of 'Orange', a 17th-century Protestant leader whose name became a symbol for his followers. Because his followers were called Orangemen, the group uses orange as its symbol and today the Association of Orangemen is a Protestant political group in Northern Ireland that often holds parades.