There’s nothing wrong with keeping things simple and just calling yourself “The ___ System” when choosing a collective name! But some want something that represents themselves a little better. So here are some alternatives to the word system for y’all to try out! (I’ll add more if y’all have suggestions)!
General:
- Group / Grouping
- Collective / Collection
- Cluster
- Bunch, Bundle
- House (of) / Home (of)
- Band
- Club, Crew, Class, Clique
- Company
- Crowd
- Party
- Ring
- Team, Unit
- Pack
- Caravan
Formal:
- Assembly
- Congregation
- Formation
- League, Division
- Sect, Sector
- Coalition
- Convocation
- Court
Political (some of these may have negative connotations):
- Faction, Clan
- Gang, Bloc
- Squad / Squadron, Troop, Platoon, Posse, Fleet
Animals (names used for groups of animals):
- Pod (of dolphins, whales)
- School (of fish)
- Flock (of birds)
- Murder (of crows)
- Sleuth (of bears)
- Parliament (of owls)
- Parade (of elephants)
- Cackle (of hyenas)
- Conspiracy (of lemurs)
- Cauldron (of bats)
- Romp (of otters)
- Tower (of giraffes)
- Flamboyance (of flamingos)
- And tons more!
- Classification names: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Other:
- Constellation (a group of stars that forms an image in the sky)
- Asterism (a group of stars that is not a constellation)
- Tributary (a river or stream flowing into a larger river)
- Confluence (where two bodies of water meet)
- Range (a group of mountains)
- Strata (a group of volcanos)