Definitions

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  • noun An association or group of individuals sharing common beliefs, attitudes, and tastes; a fellowship.
  • noun sociology A society or group characterized by a strong sense of common identity, personal relationships, and attachments to various concerns.

Etymologies

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From German Gemeinschaft ("community"), equivalent to gemein (“common”) +‎ -schaft (“-ship”). More at mean, -ship. Compare to English gesellschaft

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Examples

  • Ye jolly olde gemeinschaft, just how things used to be, before the rot.

    Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010

  • If The West Wing (also a John Wells-executive produced series like ER) was the fantasy of the workplace as perfect gemeinschaft full of Algonquin roundtable-ready wits and Nobel-level brains, and The Office is Studs Terkel's Working re-imagined as a comedy, ER is the only show that captures the fluid nature of office politics, the way today's annoyingly ambitious intern can become tomorrow's wizened elder statesman.

    10.4 Million 'ER' Fans Can't Be Wrong: A Longtime Fan's Notes on a Beloved Show 2009

  • If The West Wing (also a John Wells-executive produced series like ER) was the fantasy of the workplace as perfect gemeinschaft full of Algonquin roundtable-ready wits and Nobel-level brains, and The Office is Studs Terkel's Working re-imagined as a comedy, ER is the only show that captures the fluid nature of office politics, the way today's annoyingly ambitious intern can become tomorrow's wizened elder statesman.

    10.4 Million 'ER' Fans Can't Be Wrong: A Longtime Fan's Notes on a Beloved Show 2009

  • KÄHLER, L.A. -- Supranaturalismus und Rationalismus in ihrem gemeinschaft.

    History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology 1868

  • For further information see: www. leibniz-gemeinschaft.de.

    innovations-report 2010

  • For further information see: www. leibniz-gemeinschaft.de.

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  • Were she in class, teaching, Mariah would tell her students about societal façade, a community’s longing for gemeinschaft, a concept defined in the early 1900s by the German sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies.

    The Owl and Moon Cafe Jo-Ann Mapson 2006

  • Were she in class, teaching, Mariah would tell her students about societal façade, a community’s longing for gemeinschaft, a concept defined in the early 1900s by the German sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies.

    The Owl and Moon Cafe Jo-Ann Mapson 2006

  • Deutsche Forschungs-gemeinschaft Grants Ma 1289 / 4-1, SFB 796, and SFB 473, and Endeavor Europe Awards, Australia (to S. R.).

    Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue S. Rechter 2009

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