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List of collective nouns for people
This is a list of collective nouns for people.
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM |
academics | A faculty of academics |
actors | A cast of actors |
actors | A company of actors |
beauties | A bevy of beauties |
employees | A staff of employees |
experts | A panel of experts |
mourners | A cortege of mourners |
hoodlum s | A gang of hoodlums |
horsemen | A cavalcade of horsemen |
knights | A banner of knights |
knights | A rout of knights |
men | A band of men |
natives | A tribe of natives |
performers | A troupe of performers |
sailors | A crew of sailors |
soldiers | A brigade of soldiers |
soldiers | A company of soldiers |
soldiers | A division of soldiers |
soldiers | A platoon of soldiers |
soldiers | A squad of soldiers |
students | A class of students |
thieves | A den of thieves |
witches | A coven of witches |
worshipers | A congregation of worshipers |
Notes
The phrase "An abomination of monks" is frequently cited as a legitimate collective noun for monks. It is actually a misinterpretation of the title of a protestant treatise written by Jan Hus around 1400.
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