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broth·er·hood
(brŭth′ər-ho͝od′)n.
1. The state or relationship of being brothers.
2. Fellowship.
3. An association of men, such as a fraternity or union, united for common purposes.
4. All the members of a profession or trade.
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brotherhood
(ˈbrʌðəˌhʊd)n
1. (Genetics) the state of being related as a brother or brothers
2. an association or fellowship, such as a trade union
3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) all persons engaged in a particular profession, trade, etc
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the belief, feeling, or hope that all people should regard and treat one another as equals
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broth•er•hood
(ˈbrʌð ərˌhʊd)n.
1. the condition or quality of being a brother or brothers.
2. the quality of being brotherly; fellowship.
3. a fraternal or trade organization.
4. all those engaged in a particular trade, profession, pursuit, etc.
5. the belief that all people should act with warmth and equality toward one another.
[1250–1300]
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Brotherhood
an association or guild; a profession, person, or things of like kind or interest; a fellowship. See also fraternity.Examples: brotherhood of blood, 1860; of lofty elms, 1814; of monks and friars, 1528; of mountains, 1843; of the sons of God, 1526.
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Noun | 1. | brotherhood - the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption |
2. | brotherhood - people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" brother - a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" sodalist - a member of a sodality | |
3. | brotherhood - the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers friendliness - a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company | |
4. | brotherhood - an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" organization, organisation - a group of people who work together industrial union, vertical union - a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft craft union - a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft company union - a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union labor movement, trade union movement, labor - an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement I.W.W., Industrial Workers of the World, IWW - a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I |
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brotherhood
noun
1. fellowship, kinship, companionship, comradeship, friendliness, camaraderie, brotherliness He believed in socialism and the brotherhood of man.
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أخوّهرابِطَةٌ ذات هَدَفٍ مُشْتَرَك
bratrstvíbratrstvo
broderskabforbundlogesammenslutning
ammattikuntaveljeskuntaveljeys
bratstvo
bræîralagfélagssamtök, regla
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brother
(ˈbraðə) noun1. the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents. I have two brothers.
2. a fellow member of any group (also adjective). brother officers.
3. (plural also brethren (ˈbreθrən) ) a member of a religious group. The brothers of the order prayed together; The brethren met daily.
ˈbrotherhood noun1. the state of being a brother. the ties of brotherhood.
2. an association of men for a certain purpose.
ˈbrother-in-law – plural ˈbrothers-in-law – noun1. the brother of one's husband or wife.
2. the husband of one's sister.
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