peer group

peer group
noun
contemporaries of the same status (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑coevals, ↑contemporaries, ↑generation
• Member Meronyms: ↑peer, ↑equal, ↑match, ↑compeer

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a group of people, usually of similar age, background, and social status, with whom a person associates and who are likely to influence the person's beliefs and behavior.
[1940-45]

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peer group noun
A group of people equal in age, rank, merit, etc
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Main Entry: ↑peer

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peer group UK US noun [countable] [singular peer group plural peer groups]
a group of people of the same age, social class, or education

The marketing study dealt mainly with an adolescent peer group.

Thesaurus: groups of people with shared interests or aimssynonym general words for groups of peoplehyponym

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peer group,
1. a group of people of about the same age; age group: »

... the happy, easy comfortable adaptation of a child to his peer group (Max Rafferty).

2. a group of people of the same background, class, social status, or occupation.

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n. a group of people of approximately the same age, status, and interests

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ˈpeer group [peer group peer groups] noun
a group of people of the same age or social status

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She gets on well with her peer group.

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peer-group pressure


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