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

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

form of company,

association Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

society A society is a Social group, group of individuals involved in persistent Social relation, social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same Politics, political authority an ...

cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-contro ...

, 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

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* Geheim genootschap * Initiatiegenootschap * Wetenschappelijk genootschap

Examples

Republikeins Genootschap The Republican Society (Dutch: ''Republikeins Genootschap'') is a Dutch republican movement, founded on 11 September 1996 in the Prinsenhof in Delft, at the initiative of Pierre Vinken. Its aim is to abolish the monarchy of the Netherlands. F ...

* 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 Ki ...

* 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 The Batavian Society for Experimental Philosophy ( nl, Bataafsch Genootschap voor Proefondervindelijke Wijsbegeerte) is a Dutch learned society residing in Rotterdam. History The society was founded on June 3, 1769 after Steven Hoogendijk declared ...

* 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 The Netherlands Missionary Society (Dutch: ''Nederlandsch Zendelinggenootschap'') was a Dutch Protestant missionary society founded in 1797 in Rotterdam that was involved in sending workers to countries such as Indonesia during the Dutch occupation ...

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