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US
/ˈbɹəðɝˌhʊd/
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[ UK /bɹˈʌðəhˌʊd/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈʌðəhˌʊd/ ]
NOUN
- the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
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people engaged in a particular occupation
the medical fraternity - the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
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an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
you have to join the union in order to get a job
How To Use brotherhood In A Sentence
- The Latin American brotherhood was a pretty awful in general, coming out of some deranged ideas of Simon Bolivar, and it was an extraordinarily awful thing during the Cold War. Matthew Yglesias » Carter on Gaza
- I understand the point of a fraternity is to foster brotherhood. YES!
- History teaches us that unity is strength, and cautions us to submerge and overcome our differences in the quest for common goals, to strive, with all our combined strength, for the path to true African brotherhood and unity... Alemayehu G. Mariam: Referendum for Sudan, Requiem for Africa
- It should have made us all proud to be of such brotherhood of humankind.
- The relation of the lord to the vassals had originally been settled by express engagement, and a person wishing to engraft himself on the brotherhood by _commendation_ or _infeudation_ came to a distinct understanding as to the conditions on which he was to be admitted. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society
- Hence that wide-spread Pythagorean philosophy, with its spheral harmonics and esoteric mysteries, uniting in one brotherhood for many years men of thought and action, -- dare we say, our inferiors? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859
- As King said, "We must see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood. John W. Whitehead: The 2010 Elections: Full of Sound and Fury, and Signifying Nothing
- In other words, what we need is a genuine commitment to the principles of universal brotherhood and sisterhood.
- I won't let the Black Brotherhood sneak off with the Ark. Who's with me?
- Mark trained Elizabeth for the role of messenger for the Brotherhood, and together they were able to fulfill the mission of their twin flames by bringing forth the Brotherhood's teachings for the Aquarian age.