noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy wordnet
3. 3
   Having a friendly relationship with the enemy. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   any type of disallowed, supposedly unethical and unprofessional, social or intimate contact between employees, especially between different gender, class or rank. US, countable, derogatory, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

affiliationalignmentallianceamalgamationassociationcahoots

Example

More examples

"Company policy precludes fraternization between co-workers."

Etymology

From French fraternisation.

Related phrases

non fraternizationsexual fraternization

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