{{Unreferenced, date=December 2010 A genootschap (German - genossenschaft) is a specifically Dutch form of company,

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, named after the pursuit for which its members gather.

Definition

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

* Discreet genootschap * Geheim genootschap * Initiatiegenootschap * Wetenschappelijk genootschap

Examples

* Republikeins Genootschap * Nieuw Republikeins Genootschap *

Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap or (, Dutch for 'royal') is an honorary title given to certain companies and non-profit organisations in the Netherlands and to a lesser extent Belgium, by the monarchs of each country. It was first introduced by Louis Bonaparte in 1807, then K ...

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Genootschap der Vrienden {{Unreferenced, date=December 2010 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 Each member voluntarily join ...

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* Theosofisch Genootschap Pasadena *

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* Natuurhistorisch Genootschap Limburg Clubs and societies in the Netherlands de:Genossenschaft