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
Synonyms
Examples of guild in a Sentence
after his apprenticeship, he was able to join the stonemasons' guild
Recent Examples on the Web
As the curators explained, these paintings were produced by the country’s best artists between 1630 and 1707 and donated to the cathedral by the goldsmiths guild of Paris every year on May 1, in honor of the Virgin Mary.
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Lindsey Tramuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2024
Each May, the guild chose one work to be displayed before the statue of the Virgin Mary outside Notre-Dame.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
The streamer entered a multi-year partnership with acting guild SAG-AFTRA in January 2023 and a month later streamed the awards ceremony on its YouTube channel.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Chris Keyser and David Goodman, the veteran showrunners who steered the five-month Writers Guild of America strike last year, warned guild members on Sunday to stay vigilant in a fast-changing business landscape despite the gains of last year’s historic labor action.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
In January, Soon-Shiong called for a new direction and a new leader to settle a newsroom that had been roiled by two rounds of substantial layoffs, a one-day strike by the newsroom guild and the loss of its top editors.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
In the Thirties, leftists had pushed the guild to take a stand on such issues as the Spanish Civil War.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The guild engaged in a labor stoppage for over four and a half months in 2023 that, alongside a partially overlapping SAG-AFTRA strike, ground production to a halt.
—Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
The guild has been monitoring the location for instances of employer pushback or intimidation, Gumpert said.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Lindsey Tramuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2024
Each May, the guild chose one work to be displayed before the statue of the Virgin Mary outside Notre-Dame.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
The streamer entered a multi-year partnership with acting guild SAG-AFTRA in January 2023 and a month later streamed the awards ceremony on its YouTube channel.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Chris Keyser and David Goodman, the veteran showrunners who steered the five-month Writers Guild of America strike last year, warned guild members on Sunday to stay vigilant in a fast-changing business landscape despite the gains of last year’s historic labor action.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
In January, Soon-Shiong called for a new direction and a new leader to settle a newsroom that had been roiled by two rounds of substantial layoffs, a one-day strike by the newsroom guild and the loss of its top editors.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
In the Thirties, leftists had pushed the guild to take a stand on such issues as the Spanish Civil War.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The guild engaged in a labor stoppage for over four and a half months in 2023 that, alongside a partially overlapping SAG-AFTRA strike, ground production to a halt.
—Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
The guild has been monitoring the location for instances of employer pushback or intimidation, Gumpert said.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Guild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guild. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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