social group - people sharing some social relation

body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

building - the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"

carload - a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile

contingent - a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"

floor - the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"

pair - two people considered as a unit

room - the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"

threesome, triad, trinity, trio - three people considered as a unit

turnout - the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"

foursome, quartette, quartet - four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."

fivesome, quintette, quintet - five people considered as a unit

sixsome, sextette, sextet - six people considered as a unit

sevensome, septette, septet - seven people considered as a unit

eightsome, octette, octet - eight people considered as a unit

assembly - a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"

concourse, throng, multitude - a large gathering of people

audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"

community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"

municipality - people living in a town or city having local self-government

cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae - the actors in a play

grade, class, form - a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"

year, class - a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"

social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship

bunch, crowd, gang, crew - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"

meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"

covey - a small collection of people

quorum - a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business

mass meeting, rally - a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm

commune - a body of people or families living together and sharing everything

convocation - a group gathered in response to a summons

fair - gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"

bevy - a group of girls or young women

entourage, retinue, cortege, suite - the group following and attending to some important person

camp - a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"

muster - a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"

rap group - a gathering of people holding a rap session

rave-up - a raucous gathering

table - a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"

wine tasting - a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines

group action - action taken by a group of people

mobilisation, mobilization - act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"

calling together, convocation - the act of convoking

coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"

congregating, congregation - the act of congregating

convening, convention - the act of convening

concentration - bringing together military forces

assembling, collecting, aggregation, collection - the act of gathering something together

centralisation, centralization - gathering to a center

harvest home, harvesting, harvest - the gathering of a ripened crop

stitchery, sewing - needlework that involves sewing; "she put her sewing back in the basket"

intensifying - increasing in strength or intensity