| circle(body, group, society, class) |
| clique(business, body, group, interest) |
| club(business, body, group, interest) |
| conjunction(interest, firm, association, business) |
| consolidation |
| faction(noun, business, body, group) |
| hookup(business, company, interest, firm) |
| melding(association, alliance, merger, partnership) |
| tie-up(business, company, interest, firm) |
| unification(merger, consolidation) |
| Mafia(association, circle, compound, loop) |
| connection(business, company, interest, firm) |
| coterie(business, body, group, interest) |
| guild(body, group, society, association) |
| camarilla(association, compound, alliance, merger) |
| coadunation(association, compound, alliance, merger) |
| compound(merger, partnership, consolidation) |
| mergence(association, compound, alliance, merger) |
| merging(association, alliance, merger, partnership) |