affinity group
noun
: a group of people having a common interest or goal or acting together for a specific purpose (as for a chartered tour)
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Companies started disability affinity groups, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs had funding to bring in folks who could educate on their distinct experiences.
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Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Graduation ceremonies for particular affinity groups and residence halls for historically underrepresented groups are also prohibited under the administration’s interpretation of the court ruling.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Two days later, various employee affinity groups that are permitted by federal regulation and had been encouraged under the Biden Administration—including E.E.O.C. Pride, military veterans (who make up about a third of E.E.O.C. staff), Blacks in Government, Peace Corps alumni, E.E.O.C.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Set a goal to share your talents with your community by volunteering with your local program to end children’s food insecurity or by establishing a work affinity group to adopt a charity in your town.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Graduation ceremonies for particular affinity groups and residence halls for historically underrepresented groups are also prohibited under the administration’s interpretation of the court ruling.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Two days later, various employee affinity groups that are permitted by federal regulation and had been encouraged under the Biden Administration—including E.E.O.C. Pride, military veterans (who make up about a third of E.E.O.C. staff), Blacks in Government, Peace Corps alumni, E.E.O.C.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Set a goal to share your talents with your community by volunteering with your local program to end children’s food insecurity or by establishing a work affinity group to adopt a charity in your town.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for affinity group
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“Affinity group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affinity%20group. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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