Your peer group is the group of people you know who are the same age as you or who have the same social status as you.
It is important for a manager to be able to get the support of his peer group.
...peer group pressure.
peer group in British English
noun
a social group composed of individuals of approximately the same age
peer group in American English
all those people of about the same age, status, etc. in a society, regarded as forming a sociological group with a homogeneous system of values
Examples of 'peer group' in a sentence
peer group
She shows some social anxiety, preferring to be in smaller groups of friends, and is terrified of the unfamiliar and much larger peer group she is joining.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She shows some social anxiety, preferring to be in smaller groups of friends, andis terrified of the unfamiliar and much larger peer group she is joining.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Participants can also be overburdened by the emotional problems of people within their peer group and worn down by local conflict.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This could partly be due to peer group pressure, but is more likely to be dependent upon how we see ourselves.
Harris, Jean Everything You Need to Know for Success in Business (1990)
These are not ostentatious status symbols, but are more about personal wellbeing and sharing your tastes with a small peer group.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
At the moment she is influenced by external factors, either within her peer group or from pressures to be thin and flawless.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Much attention was paid to this, as it is clearly important for a potential manager to be able to command the support of his peer group.
Thompson, Sir Peter Sharing the Success - the story of NFC (1990)