• Finnish: ammattikunta

• Finnish: veljeskunta

Synonyms

• fraternity; association; fellowship; sodality.

Brotherhood, with the direct meaning of the state of being a brother come first

• A fraternity or sodality
• A Boy Scouts of America Order of the Arrow membership level
• Ahva, a defunct political party in Israel, which translates as Brotherhood
• The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic movement

In entertainment:

• In video games:
  • The Brotherhood of Nod, a shadowy military organization and arch-nemesis to the Global Defense Initiative in the Command & Conquer computer game series.
  • The Brotherhood of Steel a technocratic paramilitar organisation in Fallout series
  • Brotherhood is the name of the sword given to Tidus by Wakka at the beginning of Final Fantasy X.
• In Music:
  • Brotherhood (album), an album by New Order.
  • The Brotherhood (album), an album by Running Wild.
  • Brotherhood (3T album), an album by the 3T.
  • Brotherhood (B'z album), an album by Japanese hard rock band B'z
  • Brotherhood (The Doobie Brothers album), an album by the Doobie Brothers
• In Film and television:
  • The Brotherhood (film), a movie directed by Martin Ritt featuring Kirk Douglas.
  • The Brotherhood (film), a movie series by David Decoteau
  • Brotherhood (2006 TV series), a Showtime show about organized crime and politics in Rhode Island
  • Brotherhood (2002 TV series), a Chinese TV series set in modern-day Shanghai and Singapore
  • "The Brotherhood" (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of the television series Stargate Atlantis
  • Brotherhood, a Korean film about the Korean War, also known as Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War
• In comics:
  • The Brotherhood is a Marvel comic series.
  • Brotherhood of Mutants is a Marvel Comics team.

• The Brotherhood (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
• The Brotherhood of Makuta is a Bionicle organization

See also

• Fraternity (disambiguation)
• Sisterhood

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