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Describing or involving groups of people

public

adjective

involving a lot of people, or involving people in general

collective

adjective

involving all the members of a group

tribal

adjective

relating to or belonging to a tribe

multicultural

adjective

involving or consisting of people of different cultures

factional

adjective

involving factions in a group

close-knit

adjective

consisting of people who do a lot of activities together and take care of one another

diverse

adjective

including people from many different cultures or races

mixed

adjective

involving people of different ages, abilities, races, etc.

unanimous

adjective

a group of people who are unanimous about something all agree about it

from all walks of life

used for saying that a group consists of all types of people with different backgrounds, jobs, etc.

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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