2
faction(noun, business, set, body, group)
2
fraternity(business, company, body, group, interest)
2
fusion
2
gas(order, disregard, command, opposition, resistance)
2
hookup(business, company, set, interest, firm)
2
industry(body, group, society)
2
interest(business, company, firm)
2
joint-stock association
2
junta(circle, loop, hoop)
2
melding(set, association, alliance, merger, partnership)
2
protocol(noun, understanding, arrangement, approval, contract)
2
spite(order, disregard, command, opposition, resistance)
2
stump(order, disregard, command, challenge, opposition)
2
tie-up(business, company, set, interest, firm)
2
transaction(noun, understanding, arrangement, approval, contract)
2
understanding(noun, agreement, arrangement, approval, contract)
2
unification(set, merger, consolidation)
1
Anschluss(noun, group, connect, association, politics)
1
Mafia(set, association, circle, compound, loop)
1
Mom and Pop(expression, idiom, company, firm, establishment)
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