cohort

A group of people who begin or take part in a programme together.

• Our cohort finishes training tomorrow.
• This year’s cohort includes forty students.
• We compared the results with those of the previous cohort.

How to use it: cohort of someone (The new cohort of students starts classes next week.)

Similar words: group, intake

Common phrases: cohort of students, first cohort, new cohort

A group of people who share a particular feature, such as age, and are often studied together.

• The study followed a large cohort.
• People in this age cohort reported more sleep problems.
• Each birth cohort faced different economic conditions.

How to use it: cohort of someone (Researchers followed a cohort of adults born in the same year.)

Similar words: group

Common phrases: age cohort, birth cohort, cohort study

A group of people who support the same person or cause.

• A loyal cohort supported her campaign.
• The leader addressed his cohort of followers.
• Her small cohort continued to defend the proposal.

How to use it: cohort of someone (A cohort of supporters followed the candidate through town.)

Similar words: group, band

Common phrases: cohort of supporters, loyal cohort, political cohort

A person who acts with someone else, often in something dishonest or illegal.

• The thief escaped with his cohort.
• Police arrested two of her cohorts.
• He and his cohorts planned the robbery together.

Similar words: associate, accomplice

Common phrases: someone’s cohort, criminal cohort, cohort in crime