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fraternal

[fruh-tur-nl] / frəˈtɜr nl /
ADJECTIVE
brotherly
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Philadelphia police will enforce mandatory overtime during the "all hands on deck" period, Roosevelt Poplar, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, told ESPN.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“They are basically taking over the roads of this county,” said Lee Holland, president of the Montgomery County Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 35.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

It’s why he recently joined the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Elks, Moose International, Oddfellows and about 50 other clubs — so many that he had to get a separate wallet for membership cards.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

The intervention was significant to Mr. Pasco of the Fraternal Order of Police.

From New York Times • May 26, 2024

But as they neared the German Fraternal Hall, he noticed that the area around it was strangely lit up.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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