voluntary associations

voluntary associations
Any public, formally constituted, and non-commercial organization of which membership is optional, within a particular society. Examples include churches, political parties, pressure groups, leisure associations or clubs, neighbourhood groups, and (sometimes) trade unions and professional associations. In some theories of democracy , emphasis is placed on the important role such groups can play in fostering participation in the civil society , and thus in maintaining social order.

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