affinity group
Shared-interest gathering
An affinity group is a collection of people who share a common interest, identity, or purpose.
In workplace contexts, affinity groups typically form around shared characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation, providing mutual support and advocacy.
In activism and protest organizing, an affinity group is a small cluster of people who plan and act together, operating with shared values and often making decisions by consensus.
The company's LGBTQ affinity group meets monthly.
Party selection meeting
- chapterDivision of a book
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- allianceFormal union of parties
- networkInterconnected system
collective · forum · council · committee · task force · circle · professional association · guild
Unity among allies
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- bondingForming close connections
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
mutual support · cohesion · trust · empathy · understanding · community · peer support · shared experience
Points of agreement
- kinshipState of being related
- belongingState of fitting in
- representationDepiction or likeness
- inclusionBeing made part
diversity · marginalized community · safe space · visibility · intersectionality · self-identification · lived experience · diaspora
Pleading for a cause
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- movementChange in position
campaign · social justice · ally · consciousness-raising · collective action · cause · lobbying · outreach
Employee management department
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
- corporate cultureShared workplace values, norms
- professional developmentOngoing workplace learning activities
- onboardingNew member integration process
caucus
Party selection meeting
network · collective · forum · council · committee · task force · circle · professional association · guild · federation
solidarity
Unity among allies
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- bondingForming close connections
fellowship · mutual support · cohesion · trust · empathy · understanding · community · peer support · shared experience · common interest
common ground
Points of agreement
- kinshipState of being related
- belongingState of fitting in
- representationDepiction or likeness
inclusion · diversity · marginalized community · safe space · visibility · intersectionality · self-identification · lived experience · diaspora
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
movement · campaign · social justice · ally · consciousness-raising · collective action · cause · lobbying · outreach · awareness
HR
Employee management department
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
- corporate cultureShared workplace values, norms
- professional developmentOngoing workplace learning activities
- groupsteam, teams, club, clubs, gang
- discussionsdiscussion, discussions, forum, talks, roundtable
- social equityracial justice, disability rights, racial equity, diversity training, intersectionality
- anarchismanarchy, anarchism, Emma Goldman, Goldman, anarcho-communism
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- communityneighbors, neighborliness, neighborhoods, kinship, community centers
affinity grouprandom sample
Portion selected by chance
general public · mass audience · cross-section · motley crew