#associate  a person who joins with others in some activity; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
  supertype:  peer__equal__match__compeer  a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
  member of:  association
  subtype:  adjunct.associate  a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
  subtype:  affiliate.associate  a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
  subtype:  ally.associate__friend  an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers"
     subtype:  blood_brother__bloodbrother  a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother
  subtype:  bedfellow.associate  a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows"
  subtype:  cooperator__collaborator__partner  an associate who works with others toward a common goal; "partners in crime"
     subtype:  bridge_partner  one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game
        subtype:  raiser  a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid
     subtype:  dancing_partner__dancingpartner  one of a pair of people who dance together
  subtype:  confrere__colleague__fellow  a person who is member of your class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
  subtype:  colleague__co-worker__fellow_worker__workfellow  an associate you work with
  subtype:  member  one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participates in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
     subtype:  brother  a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"
        subtype:  Freemason__Mason  a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
           subtype:  Knight_Templar  a man who belongs to a Masonic order in the US
     subtype:  charter_member__chartermember  one of the original members when an organization was founded
     subtype:  commissioner.member  a member of a commission
     subtype:  committee_member__committeemember  a member of a committee
        subtype:  committeeman  a man who is a member of committee
        subtype:  committeewoman  a woman who is a member of a committee
        subtype:  director  member of a board of directors
        subtype:  trustee__regent  members of a governing board
     subtype:  council_member__councilmember__councillor  a member of a council
        subtype:  councilman  a man who is a council member
        subtype:  councilwoman  a woman who is a council member
     subtype:  homeboy.member  a fellow male member of a youth gang
     subtype:  homegirl  a fellow female member of a youth gang
     subtype:  huddler.member  a member of a huddle
     subtype:  joiner.member  a person who likes to join groups
     subtype:  kibbutznik  a member of a kibbutz
     subtype:  Klansman__Ku_Kluxer__Kluxer  a member of the Ku Klux Klan
     subtype:  kolkhoznik  a member of a kolkhoz
     subtype:  board_member__boardmember  a member of a governing board
     subtype:  clansman__clanswoman__clan_member  a member of a clan
     subtype:  club_member  someone who is a member of a club
     subtype:  Orangeman  a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign
     subtype:  pledge  someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
     subtype:  Rotarian  a member of a Rotary Club
     subtype:  sister.member  a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her"
        subtype:  Beguine  (Roman Catholic) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life
     subtype:  sodalist  a member of a sodality
     subtype:  tribesman  someone who lives in a tribe
  subtype:  participant  someone who takes part in an activity
     subtype:  attendee__attendant__attender__meeter  a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
        subtype:  conventioneer  someone who attends a convention
        subtype:  partygoer  someone who is attending a party; "the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers"
     subtype:  discussant  a participant in a formal discussion
        subtype:  adducer  a discussant who offers an example or a reason or a proof
     subtype:  bride.participant  a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
     subtype:  groom__bridegroom  a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
     subtype:  masquerader__masker__masquer  a participant in a masquerade
     subtype:  partaker__sharer  someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share
        subtype:  pooler  someone who shares in and contributes to a general fund for use by all
     subtype:  retreatant  a participant in a religious retreat
  subtype:  shipmate  an associate on the same ship with you
  subtype:  teammate__mate  a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates"

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