galère
noun
ga·lère ga-ˈler 
: a group of people having an attribute in common
Synonyms
- body
- bunch
- circle
- clan
- clique
- community
- coterie
- coven
- crowd
- fold
- gang
- klatch
- klatsch
- lot
- network
- pack
- ring
- set
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
charged that the campus newspaper had been completely taken over by a galère of right-wing zealots
Word History
Etymology
earlier, "group of undesirable people, unpleasant situation," borrowed from French, "unpleasant situation," literally, "galley," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Catalan galera, alteration (by suffix substitution or hiatus-filling) of galea, borrowed from Middle Greek galéa — more at galley
First Known Use
1756, in the meaning defined above
galères
noun
as in networks
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially charged that the campus newspaper had been completely taken over by a galère of right-wing zealots Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- networks
- crowds
- bunches
- lots
- circles
- gangs
- communities
- bodies
- folds
- factions
- cliques
- rings
- clans
- klatsches
- sets
- packs
- coteries
- charmed circles
- klatches
- covens
- brotherhoods
- closed shops
- organizations
- squads
- colleges
- camps
- elites
- societies
- sects
- tribes
- fellowships
- gilds
- sides
- guilds
- clubs
- communes
- leagues
- messes
- congresses
- coalitions
- unions
- sororities
- in-groups
- fraternities
- federations
- blocs
- sisterhoods
- confederations
- sodalities
- orders
- alliances
- councils
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- individualists
- loners