Swarm Swarm (noun & verb) /swɔːm/ US /swɔːrm/ noun: a large group of insects or people moving together – large crowd or mass – group – horde – throng – to group – to fly – to hover: The screaming child was being followed by a swarm of angry bees. Antonyms few, disperse
Multitude Multitude (noun) /ˈmʌl.tɪ.tjuːd/ US /-ţə.tuːd/ a large crowd of people or things – large group – horde – assembly – gathering – swarm – array – large quantity: A multitude of the students have registered for the geography field trip. Antonyms handful, some
Solidarity Solidarity /ˌsɒl.ɪˈdær.ɪ.ti/ (noun) general agreement and loyalty among the members of a group – alliance – team spirit – harmony: Solidarity in context The sense of solidarity and team spirit among the staff of this company is actually unshakable. One of the main responsibilities of a great leader among a group is to preserve solidarity of members. …
Inter-group Theory Inter-group Theory Giles and Byrne identified a number of factors that contribute to a group’s ‘ethnolinguistic vitality’—the key construct in the theory. They then discussed the conditions under which subordinate group members (e.g. immigrants or members of an ethnic minority) are most likely to acquire native-like proficiency in the dominant group’s language. These …