A member of a society of young aristocrats and gentry in the second quarter of the 17th century, who were renowned for their violent, lawless…

Of, relating to, or designating a Protestant organization active in the north of Ireland 1784–95, whose members clashed with Roman Catholic…

a society for lawyers or law students; spec. (with capital initials) each of the national bodies established in England and Wales, and in Scotland…

In Malaysia, an association or partnership, esp. an association of Chinese people.

An international Jewish benevolent organization, founded in New York City in 1843.

A member of a union of mineworkers said to have been responsible for strikes and acts of violence and sabotage in the coalfields of Pennsylvania…

an organization, founded in 1873, which establishes dog breeds, records pedigrees, issues the rules for dog shows and trials, etc.; also, a branch…

spec. Originally: the Society for Ethical Culture in New York, formed to promote ethical living without reference to theology. Later: (the name…

a charitable society concerned with horticulture founded in 1877.

= Molly Maguire, n. 2.

a non-profit-making environmentalist organization, formed in the U.S. in the early 1890s (originally to promote the exploration of the…

A Balinese rice growers' cooperative, organized to ensure equitable distribution of water for irrigation.

an organization providing adult education, esp. to people from working-class or disadvantaged backgrounds; abbreviated WEA.

With the. The familiar name of the United Service and Royal Aero Club.

Workers' Educational Association.

any of numerous associated clubs devoted to social and international service, the first of which was founded in Chicago in 1917. Originally U.S.

Usually with capital initial. (The members of) an organization for the propagation of atheism which flourished in the Soviet Union between 1925 and…

Family Planning Association.

a proprietary name for an international organization providing personal charge cards for its members; also attributive.ⓘ

With capital initial. In full Amnesty International. An independent international organization whose principal purpose is to uphold and campaign…

the name of an organization which re-enacts battles of the English Civil War for pleasure and charitable purposes.

An international organization which campaigns actively for the conservation of the environment and the preservation of endangered species.

plural. Members of a Lions Club (see sense 11 below); also (construed as singular) = Lions Club n. at additions.

At a university or college: a society for gay and lesbian students which organizes social events, offers support and advice to its members, etc.

any of various associations or trading blocs of eight nations; (now) spec. an association formed in 1994 comprising the Group of Seven nations…

an association of seven major industrialized nations (Canada, France, Germany (formerly West Germany), Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the…

With singular or plural agreement (cf. media, n.2). The mass media; the members of the mass media, regarded as an identifiable social group…

Prefixed to a numeral in the names of various associations of nation states having common economic… an association of seven major industrialized…

Prefixed to a numeral in the names of various associations of nation states having common economic… (originally) an association of eight Central…