Seilschaft

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German

Etymology

Seil (rope) +‎ -schaft

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft/
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Noun

Seilschaft f (genitive Seilschaft, plural Seilschaften)

  1. (climbing) rope team
  2. (figurative, often in the plural) coterie, clique, network
    Synonyms: Klüngel, Koterie, Clique, Netzwerk
    • 2020 July 11, Livia Gerster, “Zu wenig Frauen: Die CDU braucht die Quote”, in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, →ISSN:
      Viele Frauen scheitern schon im Ortsverein. Seilschaften lassen sich eben nicht so gut knüpfen, während man die Kinder ins Bett bringt.
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