Genootschap
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A genootschap (German - genossenschaft) is a specifically Dutch form of company, association, society or cooperative, named after the pursuit for which its members gather.
Definition[edit]
Each member voluntarily joins his or her fate with that of his or her fellow members and that of the genootschap's ups and downs. Such a society also usually has a number of other characteristics :
- Size and composition: The number of members of a society is limited. A society can be sizeable, but it is never a mass association. Thus its intentions are decided only by its character.
- Objective: The target of a genootschap is always carried forward by its members with a certain degree of seriousness, as well as a great social aim. From this also results its solemn character and interest in decorum.
Kinds[edit]
Examples[edit]
- Republikeins Genootschap
- Nieuw Republikeins Genootschap
- Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap
- Theosofisch Genootschap
- Russisch Geografisch Genootschap
- Met Tijd en Vlijt
- Kerlinga
- Genootschap Onze Taal
- Theosofisch Genootschap Point Loma-Covina
- Koninklijk Nederlands Geologisch Mijnbouwkundig Genootschap
- Bataafs Genootschap voor Proefondervindelijke wijsbegeerte
- Thule Gesellschaft
- Genootschap Kunstliefde
- Actuarieel Genootschap
- Het Apostolisch Genootschap
- Genootschap der Vrienden
- Koninklijk Zeeuws Genootschap der Wetenschappen
- Theosofisch Genootschap Pasadena
- Louis Couperus Genootschap
- Nederlandsch Zendeling Genootschap
- Natuurhistorisch Genootschap Limburg