Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine
a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
 
inspectorate
a body of inspectors
 
taxonomy
a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
 
Patent and Trademark Office Database
the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
 
Southern Baptist Convention
an association of Southern Baptists
 
electoral college
the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president
 
Achomawi
a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in northeastern California
 
Social Development Commission
the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development
 
military personnel
soldiers collectively
 
support system
a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style
 
philosophy department
the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy
 
cooperative
an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
 
slain
people who have been slain (as in battle)
 
Society of Jesus
a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship
 
United Nations agency
an agency of the United Nations
 
Helladic civilization
the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC
 
petit bourgeois
lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
 
combination
a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
 
civilization
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
 
large cap
a corporation with a large capitalization
 
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