affinity group
noun
: a group of people having a common interest or goal or acting together for a specific purpose (as for a chartered tour)
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At semiconductor manufacturer Micron, the company’s Capable ERG, an affinity group with more than 8,000 members for employees with disabilities, led the charge to help make the company’s worksites more accessible.
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Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Extremists can network and reach audiences as never before on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, which are designed to attract people’s attention and divide them into affinity groups.
—Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2021
In addition, the think tank encourages companies to focus more on increasing diversity, strengthening sponsorships of Hispanic professionals and endorsing and funding affinity groups.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Create affinity groups to create psychological safety for people of color.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 31 May 2024
Extremists can network and reach audiences as never before on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, which are designed to attract people’s attention and divide them into affinity groups.
—Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2021
In addition, the think tank encourages companies to focus more on increasing diversity, strengthening sponsorships of Hispanic professionals and endorsing and funding affinity groups.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Create affinity groups to create psychological safety for people of color.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for affinity group
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“Affinity group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affinity%20group. Accessed 8 Jul. 2024.
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