in-group

or in·group

[ in-groop ]

/ ˈɪnˌgrup /

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noun Sociology.

a group of people sharing similar interests and attitudes, producing feelings of solidarity, community, and exclusivity.Compare out-group.

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Origin of in-group

First recorded in 1905–10; in-¹ + group

Words nearby in-group

ingredient, Ingres, ingress, ingressive, Ingrid, in-group, ingrowing, ingrown, ingrowth, inguinal, inguinal hernia

How to use in-group in a sentence

Affection, after all, is what the in-group use of the n-word expresses.
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Our research indicates they can end up having a similar effect to an 'in-group' in high school that others aspire to join.
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It would be easy to dismiss this “small town” idea as a code for an in-group whose happy few run everything through their network.
Why Chicago Is Now America's Hottest City|Raymond Sokolov|February 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
These exigencies also make government and law in the in-group, in order to prevent quarrels and enforce discipline.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner

In the in-group it was so far from being an act of hostility, or veiled impropriety, that it was applied to the closest kin.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
Cannibalism was so primordial in the mores that it has two forms, one for the in-group, the other for the out-group.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
Another use of cannibalism in the in-group is to annihilate one who has broken an important taboo.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
What is lacking is an authority which can impose commands on the in-group and extrude blood revenge from it.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner

British Dictionary definitions for in-group

in-group

noun

sociol a highly cohesive and relatively closed social group characterized by the preferential treatment reserved for its members and the strength of loyalty between themCompare out-group

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in-group

or in·group

Origin of in-group

Words nearby in-group

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How to use in-group in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for in-group