grouping
[noun]
Synonyms: class, category, grade, group, league, pigeonhole, tier

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

group‧ing /ˈɡruːpɪŋ/ noun

1. [countable] a number of people, things, or organizations that do something together or have the same interests, qualities, or features
grouping of
a grouping of eight opposition parties
political/social/economic etc grouping
During this period the family unit becomes the natural social grouping.
a loose grouping (=informal and not well organized) of anti-capitalist protesters

2. [uncountable] the act of putting people or things into groups:
the grouping of students by ability

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲