in-group

[in-groop]

in-group

[in-groop]
noun
1.
a narrow exclusive group; clique.
2.
Sociology. a group of people sharing similar interests and attitudes, producing feelings of solidarity, community, and exclusivity. Compare out-group.
Also, in·group.


Origin:
1905–10; in-1 + group
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in-group
 
n
sociol Compare out-group a highly cohesive and relatively closed social group characterized by the preferential treatment reserved for its members and the strength of loyalty between them

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