cohortnoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˈkəʊ.hɔːt/us/ˈkoʊ.hɔːrt/specialized social science a group of people who share a characteristic, usually age:
This study followed up a cohort of 386 patients aged 65+ for six months after their discharge home.
disapproving a group of people who support a particular person, usually a leader:
The Mayor and his cohorts have abused their positions of power.
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Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- assemblage
- band
- bee
- corps
- crop
- galaxy
- gang
- ginger group
- group
- grouping
- quarter
- stable
- think tank
- threesome
- throng
- tribe
- triumvirate
- wing
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