#gathering__assemblage a group of persons together in one place
supertype: #social_group people sharing some social relation
subtype: #body.group a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
subtype: #public a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"
subtype: #sector.body a body of people who form part of society or economy; "the public sector"
subtype: #business_sector__business business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"
subtype: #Christendom__Christianity the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history; "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom"
subtype: #Sacred_College (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
subtype: #governance__administration__establishment__brass__bras__organisation the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a governing body and who administer something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
subtype: #top_brass__topbras the most important persons in a governing body
subtype: #executive persons who administer the law
instance: #Clinton_administration #Bush_administration #Reagan_administration #Carter_administration
subtype: #judiciary__bench persons who administer justice
subtype: #government_officials__officialdom people elected or appointed to administer a government
subtype: #civil_service__civilservice government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations
subtype: #bureaucracy__bureaucratism nonelective government officials
subtype: #Pentagon.bureaucracy__pentagon the United States military establishment
subtype: #management_staff__management those in charge of running a business
subtype: #corps.body__corp a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"
subtype: #diplomatic_service__diplomatic_corps__corps_diplomatique__corpsdiplomatique the body of diplomatic personnel
subtype: #constituency the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
subtype: #electoral_college__electoralcollege the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president
subtype: #school.body a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"
subtype: #Ashcan_School a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
subtype: #historical_school a school of 19th C German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms
subtype: #college the body of faculty and students of a college
subtype: #business_college a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce
subtype: #junior_college a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree
subtype: #community_college__communitycollege a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community
subtype: #normal_school__teachers_college a two-year school for training elementary teachers
subtype: #training_college (Brit) a school providing training for a special field or profession
subtype: #university.body the body of faculty and students at a university
subtype: #varsity a British abbreviation; usually Oxford and Cambridge Universities
subtype: #faculty__staff the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
subtype: #colony__settlement a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
subtype: #frontier_settlement__outpost a settlement on the frontier of civilization
subtype: #proprietary_colony__proprietarycolony a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)
instance: #Plymouth_Colony #New_Netherland
subtype: #leaders__leader__leadership the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan"
subtype: #Rome the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
subtype: #high_command__supreme_headquarters the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
subtype: #membership.body__rank the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"
subtype: #occupational_group__vocation a body of people doing the same kind of work
subtype: #profession.occupational_group__community the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"
subtype: #legal_profession__legalprofession__bar__legal_community__legalcommunity the body of individuals qualified to practice law
subtype: #health_profession the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients
subtype: #medical_profession__medicalprofession__medical_community__medicalcommunity the body of individuals who practice medicine
subtype: #nursing.health_profession the profession of a nurse
subtype: #businessmen__business_community the body of individuals who manage businesses
subtype: #community_of_scholars the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees
subtype: #economics_profession__economicsprofession the body of professional economists
subtype: #priesthood the body of ordained religious practitioners
subtype: #ministry.priesthood religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
subtype: #rabbinate rabbis collectively
subtype: #clergy clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
subtype: #pastorate pastors collectively
subtype: #prelature__prelacy prelates collectively
subtype: #first_estate__firstestate__lords_spiritual__lordsspiritual the first of the three estates of the realm; the clergy in France and the lords spiritual in Britain
subtype: #cardinalate cardinals collectively
subtype: #opposition a body of people united in opposing something
subtype: #inspectorate a body of inspectors
subtype: #jury a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
subtype: #grand_jury__grandjury a jury to inquire in accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments
subtype: #hung_jury a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
subtype: #petit_jury__petitjury__petty_jury__pettyjury a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings
subtype: #special_jury__specialjury__blue_ribbon_jury a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues
subtype: #panel.body a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
subtype: #venire__panel (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)
subtype: #vote.body a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"
subtype: #building the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"
subtype: #carload a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile
subtype: #contingent a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
subtype: #floor.gathering the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"
subtype: #pair.gathering two people considered as a unit
subtype: #twosome__couple__duo__duet a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
subtype: #room.gathering the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"
subtype: #threesome__trio__triad__trinity three people considered as a unit
subtype: #triumvirate a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority
subtype: #troika.triumvirate a modern Russian triumvirate
subtype: #turnout.gathering the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"
subtype: #foursome__quartet__quartette four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."
subtype: #quadrumvirate a group of four men
subtype: #fivesome__quintet__quintette five people considered as a unit
subtype: #sixsome__sextette six people considered as a unit
subtype: #sevensome__septet__septette seven people considered as a unit
subtype: #octette__octet__eightsome eight people considered as a unit
subtype: #assembly a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
subtype: #legislature__legislative_assembly__legislativeassembly__general_assembly__generalassembly__law-makers persons who make or amend or repeal laws
subtype: #senate assembly possessing high legislative powers
instance: #United_States_Senate__Senate
subtype: #house.legislature an official assembly having legislative powers; "the legislature has two houses"
instance: #House_of_Representatives #House_of_Commons #House_of_Lords #Dail_Eireann__Dail #Seanad_Eireann__Seanad
subtype: #legislative_council__legislativecouncil a unicameral legislature
subtype: #congress.legislature a national legislative assembly
subtype: #diet.legislature a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
subtype: #parliament a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)
instance: #Knesset__Knesseth #Oireachtas
instance: #United_States_Congress__Congress
subtype: #States_General assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries
instance: #Estates_General
subtype: #chapter.assembly an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
subtype: #chamber.assembly a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate"
subtype: #Bench the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
subtype: #tribunal__court__judicature an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
subtype: #appellate_court__appeals_court__appealscourt__court_of_appeals a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
subtype: #circuit_court_of_appeals one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'
subtype: #assizes__assize__court_of_assize__court_of_assize_and_nisi_prius the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts)
subtype: #court_of_chancery__chancery a court with jurisdiction in equity
subtype: #consistory a church tribunal or governing body
subtype: #criminal_court a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases
subtype: #night_court a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night
subtype: #Old_Bailey the Central Criminal Court in London
subtype: #divorce_court__divorcecourt a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts
subtype: #federal_court__federalcourt a court establish by the authority of a federal government
subtype: #Supreme_Court the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation
subtype: #inferior_court__lower_court__lowercourt any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court
subtype: #Inquisition a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
subtype: #Spanish_Inquisition the Inquisition that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries)
subtype: #juvenile_court a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children
subtype: #kangaroo_court an irregular unauthorized court
subtype: #military_court a court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel
subtype: #court-martial.military_court__courtmartial a military court to try serious breaches of martial law
subtype: #drumhead_court-martial a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action
subtype: #special_court-martial__specialcourtmartial a court-martial to try soldiers for offences less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers
subtype: #provost_court__provostcourt a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area
subtype: #moot_court a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases
subtype: #police_court a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused serious offenses
subtype: #probate_court__probatecourt a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates
subtype: #quarter_sessions a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions
subtype: #Rota (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts
subtype: #Star_Chamber a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments
subtype: #superior_court any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court
subtype: #state_supreme_court__statesupremecourt__supreme_court__supremecourt__high_court the highest court in most states of the United States
subtype: #traffic_court__trafficcourt a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offences
subtype: #trial_court__trialcourt the first court before which the facts of a case are decided
instance: #International_Court_of_Justice__World_Court
subtype: #coven an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches
subtype: #sabbat__witches'_Sabbath a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy
instance: #General_Assembly
subtype: #crowd a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
subtype: #army a large number of people united for some specific purpose
subtype: #crush__jam__press__pres a dense crowd of people
subtype: #traffic_jam__trafficjam__snarl-up__snarlup a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move
subtype: #gridlock a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
subtype: #drove.crowd__horde__swarm a moving crowd
subtype: #huddle a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"
subtype: #rabble__mob__rout a disorderly crowd of people
subtype: #lynch_mob__lynchmob a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority
subtype: #phalanx.crowd any closely ranked crowd of people
subtype: #troop.crowd__flock an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"
subtype: #throng__multitude__concourse a large gathering of people
subtype: #hive a teeming multitude
subtype: #horde.throng__host__legion a vast multitude
subtype: #ruck__herd a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"
subtype: #audience a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
subtype: #gallery.audience spectators at a golf or tennis match
subtype: #house.audience the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"
subtype: #community a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
subtype: #parish a local church community
subtype: #speech_community people sharing a given language or dialect
subtype: #neighbourhood__neighborhood people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"
subtype: #street.neighbourhood people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"
subtype: #small_town__smalltown__village__settlement a community of people smaller than a town
subtype: #hamlet__crossroads a community of people smaller than a village
subtype: #horde a nomadic community
subtype: #Golden_Horde a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century
subtype: #municipality people living in a town or city having local self-government
subtype: #metropolis__city people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
subtype: #townspeople__town__townsfolk the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"
subtype: #borough.townspeople an English town that forms the constituency of a member of Parliament
subtype: #burgh a borough in Scotland
subtype: #pocket_borough a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family
subtype: #rotten_borough an English parliamentary constituency with few electors
subtype: #cast_of_characters__cast__dramatis_personae the actors in a play
subtype: #supporting_players__ensemble a cast other than the principles
subtype: #student_class__studentclas__class__clas__grade a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
subtype: #biology_class__biologyclas students taking a course in biology together
subtype: #chemistry_class students taking a course in chemistry together
subtype: #English_class students taking a course in English together
subtype: #first_grade students beginning elementary school
subtype: #physics_class__physicsclas students taking a course in physics together
subtype: #Sunday_school_class a class in a Sunday school
subtype: #graduating_students__class__clas a body of students who graduate together: "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
subtype: #graduating_class the body of students who graduate together this year
subtype: #senior_class final grade or class in high school or college
subtype: #junior_class penultimate class in high school or college
subtype: #sophomore_class__sophomoreclas the second class in a four-year college or high school
subtype: #freshman_class the first class in college or high school
subtype: #bunch__crew__gang an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
subtype: #covey.gathering a small collection of people
subtype: #commune.gathering a body of people or families living together and sharing everything
subtype: #convocation a group gathered in response to a summons
subtype: #fair.gathering gathering of producers to promote business: "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
subtype: #bookfair__book_fair fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
subtype: #bevy a group of girls or young women
subtype: #retinue__cortege__entourage the group following and attending to some important person
subtype: #royal_court.retinue__royalcourt__court the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
subtype: #camp.gathering a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"
subtype: #muster a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"
subtype: #rap_group__rapgroup a gathering of people holding a rap session
subtype: #rave-up (British) a raucous gathering
subtype: #table.gathering a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"
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