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List of collective nouns for people

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This is a list of collective nouns for people.

SUBJECT COLLECTIVE TERM
STATUS
academics A faculty of academics
actors A cast of actors
actors A company of actors
beauties A bevy of beauties
directors A board of directors
geek A faffing of geeks
governors A board of governors
bishops A bench of bishops
employees A staff of employees
electriciansA loiter of electricians
experts A panel of experts
hippies A bunch of hippies
hoodlums A gang of hoodlums
horsemen A cavalcade of horsemen
knights A banner of knights
knights A rout of knights
logicians A sequitur of logicians
Attributed to Bertrand Russell
maidens A rage of maidens
OED
men A band of men
mourners A cortege of mourners
natives A tribe of natives
nerdsA shuffle of nerds
performers A troupe of performers
philosophers An aporia of philosophers
players A team of players
politicians A senate of politicians
priests A pontification of priests
republicans A thicket of republicans
sailors A crew of sailors
Peters A rockery of Peters
soldiers A company of soldiers
soldiers A division of soldiers
soldiers A platoon of soldiers
soldiers A squad of soldiers
soldiers A regiment of soldiers
students A class of students
students A cohort of students
thieves A den of thieves
vampires A kiss of vampires
witches A coven of witches
worshippers A congregation of worshippers
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