guild

noun

ˈgild How to pronounce guild (audio)
variants also gild
Definition of guildnext
as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild

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Recent Examples of guild Those fires forced the guild to cancel its in-person nominations announcement and launch a disaster relief fund for SAG-AFTRA members affected. — Jake Coyle, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025 The signature event on April 5, which also celebrates the guild’s 60th year of serving the children of CHOC, is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda. — Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025 Given France’s historic protectionism of its film sector, that pact with French cinema guilds is significant. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025 Disney+ went on to negotiate separately with French guilds to commit to invest roughly €40 million per year in French movies for the next three years and access films nine months after their theatrical window. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guild
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guild
  1. organization
  2. association
  3. fraternity
  4. club
  5. institution
  6. society
  7. league
  8. institute
Noun
  • The organization advocated for racial uplift and social justice for the African American community.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Simancas was one of 177 Venezuelans deported by the United States who had been transferred to the US naval base in Cuba, a measure criticized by human rights organizations who say the base is not appropriate for housing migrants.
    — Osmary Hernández and Manuel Cobela, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of organization
Noun
  • The association was also set to investigate the Philadelphia 76ers amid Joel Embiid's absence earlier this season, and they are now being looked at due to Paul George and Tyrese Maxey missing games as their season continues to falter.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Of this sample, 510 reported a diagnosis of ED The researchers then used univariate and multivariate logistic regression to look for associations with an emphasis on the a-word: associations.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of association
Noun
  • Dating back to 2013, the fraternity of number-one picks includes a few hits but a lot more misses.
    — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • It's been two weeks since a Louisiana student pledging to a fraternity was rushed to the emergency room and later died, and now, three people have been charged.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of fraternity
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  • The Kansas City, Kansas, product is on pace to become the first player in program history to join the 50-40-90 club, shooting 50.8% from the field, 40% from 3-point range and 94.3% from the free-throw line.
    — Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Although Hartford currently competes in the USL’s top league, it’s not assured yet that the club will begin the 2027-28 season in Division One, as the clubs that will begin the first season in the league have not yet been announced.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of club
Noun
  • New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago were just two of the institutions to attend this year, with each staging competing dinners where sales talk continued over the meal.
    — Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The combination of speed, security, and programmability is reshaping the rules of money movement—and the institutions that embrace this shift now may define the future of finance.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of institution
Noun
  • To live in any society at any time—whether a pre-industrial tribe or a highly urbanized cohort of knowledge workers—is to feel constrained by forces beyond one’s control and for alternatives to seem impossible.
    — Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • What’s happening in society where a boy stabs a girl to death?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of society
Noun
  • Hendrickson is also going into the final year of his contract after leading the league with 17 1/2 sacks last season.
    — Joe Reedy, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Bronny is no stranger to scrutiny from NBA fans who say he was only drafted into the league — and by his father's team — because of LeBron's legacy.
    — Natasha Dye, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of league
Noun
  • The Trump administration has already roiled the scientific community with efforts to slash support at major research institutes, including those at public universities.
    — Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The information about the institute which has avoided the memory hole just sits there, though this makes some of it glow brighter.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of institute

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