in-groups

noun

Definition of in-groupsnext
plural of in-group
as in elites

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  1. cliques
  2. organizations
  3. clans
  4. communities
  5. societies
  6. colleges
  7. tribes
Noun
  • Today, though, even the most exclusive of these maritime cliques embrace their surrounding communities, whether through wildly popular race weeks, youth sailing programs, or taking the helm on sustainability issues.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
  • When and why do girls start forming cliques?
    Hannah L. Schacter, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of cliques
Noun
  • Externally, Moser told me Whirlpool has established some partnership with disability-centric organizations like the United Spinal Association.
    Steven Aquino, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • More often than not, this occurs because the innovating organizations have a strong collaboration framework in place — a structure that outlines communication, expectations, workflows and more while keeping regulations top of mind.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of organizations
Noun
  • Chaos and crime Testing Hamas’ limited capabilities is the reemergence of armed gangs and clans, who held sway in Gaza before 2007.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Dungeons & Dragons taught fantasy fans to understand orcs as a fusion of racist tropes, combining a barbaric other and a vaguely native people of tribes and clans.
    Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of clans
Noun
  • That's because most Americans, including in the communities ravaged by the massive storm, lack flood insurance.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Additionally, the Biden administration warned that pausing the rule would harm downwind states and tribal communities that live near power plants.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of communities
Noun
  • Armed with that capability, managers — and all employees — can make better decisions for their companies and the societies that depend on their goods and services.
    Lynn Schenk Alison Smart, Harvard Business Review, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rubin highlights that societies in obstetrics, gynecology and urology, among others, universally agree the label is wrong.
    Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of societies
Noun
  • How did the Wall Street Journal determine its best colleges list?
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Communication With Specific Tele-Counselors The ACE’s report discussed the importance of collaboration between telehealth vendors and colleges, especially with campus counseling centers.
    Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of colleges
Noun
  • The Met and other museums with significant Native American collections are also being criticized for displaying work with descriptions that omit or minimize information about the wars, occupations, massacres, and exploitation that dominated the tribes’ past.
    Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Many tribes were critical of NAGPRA for empowering museums to make decisions about whether Indigenous people had valid connections to their ancestors.
    Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of tribes
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