I just learned something interesting ~ the thesaurus places the concept of "team" within the concept of "conditional antagonism." Fascinating insight.
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V. WORDS RELATING TO THE VOLUNTARY POWERS; INDIVIDUAL VOLITION
IV. ANTAGONISM
1. Conditional Antagonism
Party.
[Nouns] party, faction, side, denomination, communion, set, crew, band. horde, posse, phalanx; family, clan, [more]; team; tong.
community, body, fellowship, sodality, solidarity; confraternity; familistere, familistery; brotherhood, sisterhood.
knot, gang, clique, ring, circle; coterie, club, casino; machine; Tammany, Tammany Hall [U.S.].
corporation, corporate body, guild; establishment, company; copartnership, partnership; firm, house; joint concern, joint-stock company; cahoot, combine [U.S.], trust.
society, association; institute, institution; union; trades union; league, syndicate, alliance, Verein, Bund, Zollverein, combination; Turnverein; league offensive and defensive, alliance offensive and defensive; coalition; federation; confederation, confederacy; junto, cabal, camarilla, camorra, brigue; freemasonry; party spirit (cooperation) [more].
Confederates, Conservatives, Democrats, Federalists, Federals, Freemason, Knight Templar; Kuklux, Kuklux Klan; Liberals, Luddites, Republicans, Socialists, Tories, Whigs
staff; dramatis personae.
[Verbs] unite, join; club together (cooperate) [more]; cement a party, form a party; associate (assemble) [more]; enleague, federalize, go cahoots .
[Adjectives] in league, in partnership, in alliance
bonded together, banded together, linked (joined) [more] together; embattled; confederated, federative, joint.
[Adverbs] hand in hand, side by side, shoulder to shoulder, en masse,in the same boat.
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