Refers to a gathering of people or things acting or viewed as a unit. Often used in formal, social, or organizational contexts.
When acting as a group, be mindful of your surroundings.
その集団は環境保護を目的としている。
That group aims at environmental protection.
A group of tourists had gathered in front of the station.
The students moved together as a group.
He decided to join a new group.
People with the same interests formed a group.
The military is trained to act in a coordinated group.
集団 is a general, neutral term for any group or collective, while 一団 stresses a single, cohesive body acting or moving together.
集団 refers to an organized or identifiable group of people or things, while 群 emphasizes a mass or cluster and often functions as a suffix.
集団 is a general word for any group or crowd, whereas デモ隊 specifically means a group organized for a protest march.
集団 is a broad word for any cluster or crowd of people that may lack organization, while 隊 specifically denotes a structured, purpose-formed unit.
共同体 implies a group bound by shared purpose or identity, while 集団 is a more neutral term for any assembled group, without that implication of unity.
集団 is a neutral, general word for any group or crowd, while 一味 carries a negative, conspiratorial nuance.
群衆 usually implies an anonymous, unorganized mass of people, while 集団 can refer to any group, organized or not, even a small one.
集団 is a neutral word for any group of people, while 軍団 carries a military or strongly organized, unified connotation even when used figuratively.
collective crime; crime requiring mass participation
collective; group