Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary PowersDivision (I) Individual Volition
Section IV. Antagonism
2. Active Antagonism
712. Party.
Confederates, Conservatives, Democrats, Federalists, Federals, Liberals, Radicals, Republicans, Socialists, Tories, Whigs &c.
COMMUNITY, body, fellowship, solidarity; freemasonry; party spirit &c. (coöperation) [See Coöperation]; fraternity, sodality, confraternity, sorority; familistère [F.], familistery; brotherhood, sisterhood.
FRATERNAL ORDER, Freemasons, Knights Templars, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum &c.
GANG, tong [Chin.]; Camorra, Kuklux, Kuklux Klan, Molly Maguires, Fenians, Sinn Feiners, Bolsheviki, Bolshevists, Industrial Workers of the World, I. W. W., Luddites; ring, machine; Tammany, – Hall [U. S.]; junto, cabal, camarilla, brigue [obs.].
CLIQUE, knot, circle, set, coterie; club, casino.
CORPORATION, corporate body, guild; establishment, company, copartnership, partnership, cahoot [slang]; firm, house; joint concern, joint-stock company; combine [colloq., U. S.], trust; holding company, merger.
SOCIETY, association; institute, institution; union; trades union; league, syndicate, alliance; Verein, Bund, Zollverein, [all Ger.]; combination; Turnverein [Ger.]; Liedertafel (singing societies) [See Musician]; league -, alliance- offensive and defensive; coalition; federation; confederation, confederacy.
STAFF; cast, dramatis personœ [L.].
bonded -, banded -, linked (joined) [See Junction]- together; embattled; confederated, federative, joint, corporate, organized, enleagued, leagued, syndicated; clubbable or clubable, fraternal, Masonic, institutional, denominational; cliquish, cliquy or cliquey; union-made.