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brotherhood

/ˈbɹʌðɚˌhʊd/noun3 syllables

Brotherhood means: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer.

Synonyms for brotherhood13

noun, as in an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

union, labor union, trade union, trades union

noun, as in people engaged in a particular occupation

fraternity, sodality

also used for brotherhood

association, fellowship, brethren, brolationship, brotherness, brothership, confraternity

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What does brotherhood mean?4

noun

1

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer“you have to join the union in order to get a job”

2

people engaged in a particular occupation“the medical fraternity”

3

the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

4

the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with brotherhood?1

three syllables

motherhood
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Brotherhood in a sentence

  • The belief in the brotherhood of men seems like an idiotic dream nowadays.Yana_B
  • Their goal and activating main idea was indeed brotherhood and justice among the peoples.Objectivesea
  • Communism is only man's dream of brotherhood with others.shekitten
  • Communism is nothing but man's dream of brotherhood with others.shekitten
  • Communism is man's dream of finding himself in brotherhood with others.Miktsoanit
  • I was so hoping that he would demonstrate his brotherhood.Aghanim
  • There will be peace only when brotherhood dwells in everyone's hearts.rul
  • Sami loved the spirit of brotherhood he found within Islam.OsoHombre

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Forms of brotherhood

as a noun

plural
brotherhoods