The meaning of Colleges

noun

A place of study or training in a special field.

Usage examples:

A police academy

noun

A school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular job, or an organization that supports art, literature, or science

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A military/police academy

noun

The state or process of affiliating or being affiliated.

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The group has no affiliation to any preservation society

noun

The relationship between two companies that are officially connected to each other

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And that's exactly what's behind our new affiliation: growing the business.

noun

A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

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A defensive alliance between australia and new zealand

noun

A group of countries, political parties, or people who work together because of shared interests or aims, or the act of forming such a group

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[ c ] switzerland does not belong to any military alliance., [ u ] alliance against our common enem…

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An agreement to work with another person, organization, etc. to try to achieve the same thing

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A business/economic/marketing alliance, forge/form/enter into an alliance with sb/sth the company w…

noun

(often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose.

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The national association of probation officers

noun

A group of people united in an organization because of their common interests

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The aarp, the american association of retired persons, is a huge organization with millions of memb…

noun

A group of people or organizations who work together for a particular purpose, often used in the names of particular organizations

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The creation of more part-time jobs is supported by the employers' association., a business/profess…

noun

A flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration.

Usage examples:

Wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands

verb

Provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration.

Usage examples:

Doors are banded with iron to make them stronger

verb

(of people or organizations) form a group to achieve a mutual objective.

Usage examples:

Local people banded together to fight the company

noun

The physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal.

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It's important to keep your body in good condition

verb

Give material form to something abstract.

Usage examples:

He bodied forth the traditional prussian remedy for all ills

noun

The relationship between brothers.

Usage examples:

The bonds of brotherhood

noun

A round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre).

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Draw a circle with a compass

verb

Move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once.

Usage examples:

They were circling athens airport

noun

An association dedicated to a particular interest or activity.

Usage examples:

I belong to a photographic club

verb

Combine with others so as to collect a sum of money for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Friends and colleagues clubbed together to buy him a present

verb

Beat (a person or animal) with a club or similar implement.

Usage examples:

The islanders clubbed whales to death

noun

A brotherhood, especially with a religious or charitable purpose.

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Furthermore, clergy gave no encouragement to lay organisations such as religious confraternities or…

noun

A college for the study of classical music or other arts, typically in the continental european tradition.

Usage examples:

She studies piano and violin at the paris conservatoire

noun

A room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a sun lounge or for growing delicate plants.

Usage examples:

Keep plant cuttings in a frost-free conservatory or greenhouse

noun

Another term for conservatoire.

noun

A school for the teaching of music or sometimes acting or art

noun

A small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people.

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A coterie of friends and advisers

noun

A small group of people with shared interests, often one that does not want other people to join them

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A coterie of writers

noun

A federal agent or official, especially a member of the fbi.

Usage examples:

I don't think he has any friends since he ratted to the feds

verb

Give food to.

Usage examples:

Did you remember to feed the cat?

Past simple and past participle of feed

noun

Friendly association, especially with people who share one's interests.

Usage examples:

They valued fun and good fellowship as the cement of the community

noun

Money for teaching or study given to a student studying for an advanced degree, or a position at a university paid for in this way

Usage examples:

She applied for a fellowship to continue her studies., [ c ] the artists’ fellowship, [ u ] i like …

noun

The position of a fellow at a college or university

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He was elected to an honorary fellowship at st john's college., be awarded a fellowship she was awa…

noun

A group of people sharing a common profession or interests.

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Members of the hunting fraternity

noun

A social organization for male students at a college or university

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The coaching fraternity

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.

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The right model for the teacher unions is the medieval craftsman guilds, the hallmarks of which wer…

noun

An organization of people who do the same job or have the same interests

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The screen actors guild

noun

An organization having a particular purpose, especially one that is involved with science, education, or a specific profession.

Usage examples:

The institute of architects

verb

Introduce or establish (a scheme, undertaking, or policy).

Usage examples:

The state instituted a national lottery

verb

Set up or lay the groundwork for

noun

An organization founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose.

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An academic institution

noun

A collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation.

Usage examples:

The league of nations

verb

Join in a league or alliance.

Usage examples:

Oscar had leagued with other construction firms

noun

A former measure of distance by land, usually about three miles.

Usage examples:

In 1803 napoleon exiled her to twenty leagues, roughly fifty miles, from paris.

noun

A small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee.

Usage examples:

The house, the entrance lodge and garden of just over an acre comprise lot one.

verb

Present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities.

Usage examples:

He has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal

verb

To become fixed or cause something to become fixed in a place or position

Usage examples:

[ i ] a fish bone had lodged in her throat., [ t ] the explosion lodged some metal fragments in his…

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

noun

An institution of higher education offering courses at degree level or below, especially in vocational subjects.

Usage examples:

This result was accomplished by granting university status to the polytechnics and to some colleges…

noun

A college where students study scientific and technical subjects

noun

An institution for educating children.

Usage examples:

Ryder's children did not go to school at all

verb

Send to school; educate.

Usage examples:

Taverier was born in paris and schooled in lyon

adjective

(of a xhosa) educated and westernized.

Usage examples:

Economic considerations persuaded many xhosa not to become school by opting for a western lifestyle

noun

A training college for priests or rabbis.

noun

A college where people are trained to become priests, ministers, or rabbis

noun

The relationship between sisters.

Usage examples:

Much of sisterhood is about sharing lipsticks

noun

The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.

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Drugs, crime, and other dangers to society

noun

People considered as a group, or a group of people who live together in a particular social system

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[ u ] society is changing little by little., [ c ] societies change over the course of time., [ u ]…

noun

People in general living together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things, and sharing the work that needs to be done

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Society cannot expect perfection in products and services, but it can expect that corporations will…

noun

A society for female students in a university or college.

Usage examples:

Locally, businesses and iowa state university fraternities and sororities also contributed.

noun

A social organization for female students at a college or university

noun

The action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.

Usage examples:

He was opposed to closer political or economic union with europe

noun

The act or the state of being joined together

noun

An organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers

Usage examples:

"no date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning., t…

noun

A high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done.

Usage examples:

I went to university at the sorbonne

noun

A place of higher education usually for people who have finished twelve years of schooling and where they can obtain more knowledge and skills, and get a degree to recognize this

Usage examples:

[ u ] a university campus/professor, [ c ] she applied to six universities and was accepted by three.