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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When employees participate in workplace communities like affinity groups, their capacity for sustainable engagement grows exponentially.
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Margaret-Ann Cole, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Talley also noted the district’s work on equity during his tenure: establishing equity ambassadors in district schools, forming an equity plan and continuing work with staff on affinity groups.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Charleston also tells a number of affinity groups the university is dropping support for their commencement ceremonies following a warning from the Education Department about events for specific races, the Harvard Crimson student newspaper reports.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Jonathan Butcher, a senior fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, said mandatory affinity groups in public settings such as schools are inappropriate.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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Margaret-Ann Cole, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Talley also noted the district’s work on equity during his tenure: establishing equity ambassadors in district schools, forming an equity plan and continuing work with staff on affinity groups.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Charleston also tells a number of affinity groups the university is dropping support for their commencement ceremonies following a warning from the Education Department about events for specific races, the Harvard Crimson student newspaper reports.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Jonathan Butcher, a senior fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, said mandatory affinity groups in public settings such as schools are inappropriate.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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“Affinity group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affinity%20group. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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