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Companionship

Fellowship; association; the act or fact of keeping company with any one.

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Freemasonry 76% connected

The institutions or the practices of freemasons.

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Friendship 76% connected

The state of being friends; friendly relation, or attachment, to a person, or between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will; fr…

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Company 92% connected

The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.

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Fellowship 92% connected

The state or relation of being or associate.

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Society 92% connected

The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.

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Activism noun · 78% connection

a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal

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Citizen noun · 78% connection

a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

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Citizenship noun · 78% connection

conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship"

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Civic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"

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Civil adjective · 78% connection

of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "ci…

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Engagement noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

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Involution noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

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Involvement noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

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Participation noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

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Petition verb · 78% connection

write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

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Protest noun · 78% connection

the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of pr…

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Public adjective · 78% connection

not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a pu…

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Accompany verb · 78% connection

To associate in a company; to keep company.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Associate verb · 78% connection

To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Association noun · 78% connection

Union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose; as, the American Association for the Advancement of Science; a b…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Associational adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to association, or to an association.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Assumption noun · 78% connection

the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assu…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Broad Church unknown · 78% connection

A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, interme…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Club noun · 78% connection

An association of persons for the promotion of some common object, as literature, science, politics, good fellowship, etc.; esp. an as…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Communication noun · 78% connection

Association; company.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Communion noun · 78% connection

Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association and intercourse implying sympathy and confidence; interchange of t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Companion noun · 78% connection

One who accompanies or is in company with another for a longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually; one who is much in t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Consociation noun · 78% connection

Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy.

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Consort noun · 78% connection

An assembly or association of persons; a company; a group; a combination.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Consortion noun · 78% connection

Fellowship; association; companionship.

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Conversation noun · 78% connection

Familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance.

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Crew noun · 78% connection

The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the company belonging to a vessel or a boat.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Custody noun · 78% connection

A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Director noun · 78% connection

One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fellowship, association, fact, keeping, company.
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Fact noun · 78% connection

Reality; actuality; truth; as, he, in fact, excelled all the rest; the fact is, he was beaten.

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