List of collective nouns for people
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This is a list of collective nouns for people.
| SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | STATUS |
| academics | A faculty of academics | √ |
| actors | A cast of actors | √ |
| actors | A company of actors | √ |
| beauties | A bevy of beauties | √ |
| employees | A staff of employees | √ |
| experts | A panel of experts | √ |
| geeks | A bunch of geeks | √ |
| hoodlums | A gang of hoodlums | √ |
| horsemen | A cavalcade of horsemen | √ |
| knights | A banner of knights | √ |
| knights | A rout of knights | √ |
| men | A band of men | √ |
| mourners | A cortege of mourners | √ |
| natives | A tribe of natives | √ |
| performers | A troupe of performers | √ |
| players | A team of players | √ |
| sailors | A crew of sailors | √ |
| soldiers | A brigade of soldiers | √ |
| soldiers | A company of soldiers | √ |
| soldiers | A division of soldiers | √ |
| soldiers | A platoon of soldiers | √ |
| soldiers | A squad of soldiers | √ |
| students | A class of students | √ |
| thieves | A den of thieves | √ |
| witches | A coven of witches | √ |
| worshipers | A congregation of worshipers | √ |
Notes
The phrase "An abomination of monks" is frequently cited as a legitimate collective noun for monks. It is actually a misinterpretation of the title of a protestant treatise written by Jan Hus around 1400.