#association  a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
  supertype:  organization__organisation  a group of people who work together
  instance:  Fabian_Society  Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons
  member:  chapter.guild  associate
  subtype:  American_Baptist_Convention__Northern_Baptist_Convention  an association of Northern Baptists
  subtype:  Southern_Baptist_Convention  an association of Southern Baptists
  subtype:  cooperative  an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
  subtype:  guild__club__society__gild__lodge__order  a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
     subtype:  atheneum__athenaeum  a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
     subtype:  bookclub  a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices
     subtype:  chapter.guild  a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"
     subtype:  chess_club__chessclub  a club of people to play chess
     subtype:  country_club__countryclub  a suburban club for recreation and socializing
     subtype:  frat__fraternity  a social club for male undergraduates
     subtype:  glee_club  a club organized to sing together
     subtype:  golf_club  a club of people to play golf
     subtype:  hunt_club__hunt  an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
     subtype:  investors_club__investorsclub  a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly
     subtype:  jockey_club  a club to promote and regulate horse racing
     subtype:  racket_club  club for players of racket sports
        subtype:  tennis_club  a club of people to play tennis
     subtype:  rowing_club  a club for person who row
     subtype:  slate_club__slateclub  (British) a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)
     subtype:  sorority  a social club for female undergraduates
     subtype:  turnverein  a club of tumblers or gymnasts
     subtype:  yacht_club__yachtclub__boat_club  club that promotes and supports yachting and boating
     subtype:  secret_society  a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers
        instance:  Freemasonry__Masonry  Ku_Klux_Klan__Klan__KKK
     subtype:  service_club.guild__serviceclub  a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services
        subtype:  Lions_Club__International_Association_of_Lions_clubs  club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare
        subtype:  Rotary_Club__Rotary_International  a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace
  subtype:  family.association__fellowship  an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"
  subtype:  American_Legion  the largest organization of United States war veterans
  subtype:  Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars__VFW  an organization of United States war veterans
  subtype:  league__conference  an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
     subtype:  major_league__majorleague__big_league__bigleague__majors  the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
     subtype:  minor_league__minorleague__minors  a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)
     subtype:  baseball_league__baseballleague  a league of baseball teams
        subtype:  little_league  a commercially sponsored baseball league for players between 8 and 12 years of age
     subtype:  basketball_league  a league of basketball teams
     subtype:  bowling_league__bowlingleague  a league of bowling teams
     subtype:  football_league  a league of football teams
     subtype:  hockey_league  a league of hockey teams
     subtype:  class.league__clas  a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
  subtype:  consortium__pool__syndicate  an association of companies for some definite purpose
     subtype:  corporate_trust__corporatetrust__trust__combine__cartel  a consortium of companies formed to limit competition; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
  subtype:  professional_association  an association of practitioners of a given profession
  subtype:  mob__gang__pack__ring  an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
     subtype:  nest.mob  a gang of criminals assembled in one place; "a nest of thieves"
     subtype:  youth_gang__youthgang  a gang whose members are teenagers
  subtype:  legion.association  association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"
  subtype:  chamber_of_commerce  an association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests
  subtype:  institute  an association organized to promote art or science or education
  subtype:  Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations__ASEAN  an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia

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