fraternal association

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• fraternal association — institution set up to provide its members with mutual aid and fellowship …   English contemporary dictionary

• Canadian Fraternal Association — The Canadian Fraternal Association is a trade association for fraternal benefit societies in Canada which engages in advocacy on their behalf as well as providing services.It represents fraternal organizations with approximately 400,000 Canadian… …   Wikipedia

• Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association — Infobox Union| name= AMFA country= United States affiliation= Independent members= 3900 [cite web title=Membership work=Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association url=http://www.amfanatl.org/Pages/03 Membership/Membership2.html accessdate=2007 08… …   Wikipedia

• fraternal order — ☆ fraternal order or fraternal society or fraternal association n. a society, often secret, of members banded together for mutual benefit or for work toward a common goal * * * …   Universalium

• fraternal order — ☆ fraternal order or fraternal society or fraternal association n. a society, often secret, of members banded together for mutual benefit or for work toward a common goal …   English World dictionary

• fraternal — fraternalism, n. fraternally, adv. /freuh terr nl/, adj. 1. of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly. 2. of or being a society of men associated in brotherly union, as for mutual aid or benefit: a fraternal order; a fraternal association …   Universalium

• fraternal — fra|ter|nal [frəˈtə:nl US ə:r ] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: fraternalis, from Latin frater brother ] 1.) showing a special friendliness to other people because you share interests or ideas with them ▪ fraternal… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fraternal — UK [frəˈtɜː(r)n(ə)l] / US [frəˈtɜrn(ə)l] adjective 1) belonging to brothers, or between brothers 2) between friends or people who share the same interests or opinions fraternal feelings 3) fraternal organizations are formed by people who share… …   English dictionary

• fraternal — fra|ter|nal [ frə tɜrnl ] adjective 1. ) belonging to brothers or between brothers a ) between friends or people who share the same interests or opinions: fraternal feelings 2. ) used about certain organizations formed by people who share the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• FRATERNAL SOCIETIES — FRATERNAL SOCIETIES, organizations for mutual aid, fellowship, life insurance, relief of distress, and sick and death benefits, frequently modeled on the freemason pattern. Jewish fraternal societies originated in the 19th century. In England the …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• fraternal benefit association — n. An organization whose members either belong to the same professional field or who are working toward the same goal that exists to promote a common cause and assist its members with benefits for death, injury, or illness; also called a… …   Law dictionary