grouping

[groo-ping]

noun

1. an act or process of placing in groups.

2. a set or arrangement of persons or things in a group.

grouping

/ ˈɡruːpɪŋ /

noun

1. a planned arrangement of things, people, etc, within a group

Word History and Origins

Origin of grouping¹

1740–50; See group, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

In reality, most boundaries are party political decisions, so whichever grouping is in power at the time gets to set the rules for the next decade's contests.

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Officials tightened oversight on religious and other groupings, calling for the "Sinicization" of religious practice.

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The planet's powerful gravity can pull fragments together, creating dense groupings -- much like swirling gold particles collecting in a prospector's pan.

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The dense groupings illustrate the "selfish herd" concept, in which individuals in the center are protected by those on the edges.

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Even at this week's summit, the grouping continued to urge the military government to stop the war and seek a peaceful solution - requests that the junta has ignored these last four years.

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