Association and People

Association

Association noun - The state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters).

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People and association are semantically related. In some cases you can use "People" instead a noun "Association".

People noun - Human beings in general.

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Association and people are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Association" instead a noun "People".

Nearby Words: peopled, peopling

close	close association	close people
old	old association	old people
good	good association	good people
common	common association	common people
Other adjectives: free, little, new, strange, older.

A similar association is sometimes made between black people and these same traits.

Source: Homophobia Index
In Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle, a Granfaloon was a group of people who falsely believed they shared the same identity or purpose, but in fact their association was meaningless.

Source: Video Game / Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
All Jewish people are portrayed as mice, to play up the Jewish mouse - Nazi cat association.

Source: National Animal Stereotypes

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