variants
or less commonly gild
1
: an association of people with similar interests or pursuits
especially
: a medieval association of merchants or craftsmen
2
: a group of organisms that use the same ecological resource in a similar way
a feeding guild
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Examples of guild in a Sentence
after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild
Recent Examples on the Web
Studios and streamers reached agreements with the WGA and SAG/AFTRA last year after months of labor upheaval, with AI at the center of the guilds’ concerns.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2024
The Times itself remained staunchly anti-union for generations after the bombing, but employees voted to form a guild in 2018.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Last week, hundreds of members of both guilds released a public letter calling for the studios to offer IATSE a fair contract.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
The conversation capped with a discussion about artificial intelligence, which many Hollywood guilds (and many others in ancillary businesses) fear.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 June 2024
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2024
The Times itself remained staunchly anti-union for generations after the bombing, but employees voted to form a guild in 2018.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Last week, hundreds of members of both guilds released a public letter calling for the studios to offer IATSE a fair contract.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
The conversation capped with a discussion about artificial intelligence, which many Hollywood guilds (and many others in ancillary businesses) fear.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for guild
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“Guild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guild. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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