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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Harris has leaned into the sports guy bona fides of her running mate, Tim Walz, a former high-school football coach, while tapping basketball stars Steph Curry, Magic Johnson and Chris Paul as co-chairs of an Athletes for Harris affinity group. Charlotte Alter, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024 After Biden stepped down, a Zoom call led by the Win With Black Women coalition attracted over 44,000 attendees and led to the formation of dozens of grassroots affinity groups for Harris, highlighting the mobilizing power of these groups. Tonya Evans, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 The upcoming election: The Teamsters recently declined to endorse either presidential candidate, though more than two-dozen of the union’s local and affinity groups have backed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, whom Keys plans to vote for. J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024 Events run Sunday through Thursday and include an invite-only welcome party at the Henry Maier Festival Park, official convention sessions, affinity group receptions, lectures, film screenings and late-night parties. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for affinity group 

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of affinity group was in 1915

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“Affinity group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affinity%20group. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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