consociation (an association in fellowship or alliance)
1consociation — noun Date: 1593 1. association in fellowship or alliance 2. an association of churches or religious societies 3. an ecological community with a single dominant species • consociational adjective …
2Consociation — Con*so ci*a tion, n. [L. consociatio.] 1. Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy. [1913 Webster] A friendly consociation with your kindred elements. Warburton. [1913 Webster] 2. A voluntary and… …
3association — as·so·ci·a·tion n 1: a group of persons who share common interests or a common purpose and who are organized with varying degrees of formality compare corporation 2: the act of having contact or communication with or keeping company with another… …
4consociation — noun kən.səʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən a) Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy. Friendly consociation with your kindred elements. b) A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational… …
5association — Synonyms and related words: Anschluss, British Cabinet, Sanhedrin, US Cabinet, accompaniment, accord, accordance, addition, adjunct, advisory body, affairs, affiliation, affinity, agglomeration, aggregation, agreement, alignment, alliance,… …
6fellowship — Synonyms and related words: accord, accordance, affability, affiliation, affinity, agape, agreement, aid, alignment, alimony, alliance, allotment, allowance, amalgamation, amicability, amity, annuity, assistance, association, belonging,… …
7consociation — n. friendly association; fellowship; alliance; companionship …
8association — 1. alliance, league, coalition, union, guild, consortium, syndication, conspiracy, cabal; company, partnership, joint concern, corporation, amalgamation, combine, merger, monopoly, trust, alignment, bloc, cartel; society, organization, party,… …
9fellowship — n 1. companionship, colleagueship, mateship; comradery, camaraderie, comradeship, esprit de corps, togetherness, fraternization, brotherhood, friendship, amity. 2. community, circle, society, party, camorra; congregation, assemblage, group, band …
10consortium — con·sor·tium /kən sȯr shəm; shē əm/ n pl sor·tia / shə, shē ə/ also sortiums [Latin, sharing, partnership, from consort consors sharer, partner] 1: an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond… …
