fraternal society
Americannoun
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His seeking eventually leads him to the doorstep of Lodge 49, a not-so-secret fraternal society that appeals to Dud on two levels.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2020
In the next two decades, the Knights of Columbus, an international Roman Catholic fraternal society, lobbied state legislatures to declare Oct.
From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2020
What he came up with was a sort of fraternal society that bowed down to the magic of the game and also to its power to change society.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2019
And “Lodge 49,” about the collection of beautiful losers in a threadbare fraternal society in Long Beach, Calif., is bursting with reasons to care.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2018
The latter, besides carrying out the principles peculiar to a fraternal society, select some special work for the good of those outside their ranks.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted
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