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An action plan is a detailed plan outlining actions needed to reach one or more goals. (Wikipedia 2024. Action plan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_plan)

An affinity group is a group formed around a shared interest or common goal, to which individuals formally or informally belong. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affinity_group)

An agency is an organization or entity established to perform specific functions or services on behalf of a larger body, such as a government or corporation. The term "agency" denotes specialized institutions with distinct role, such as development agencies. (AGROVOC Team, 2025)

An agreement is a manifestation of mutual assent by two or more persons to one another. (https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/agreement)

An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not an explicit agreement has been worked out among them. (Wikipedia. 2025. Alliance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance)

A assembly is a group of people who are brought together to learn about and discuss an issue or issues, and reach conclusions about what they think should happen. (Adapted from UK Parliament. 2025. About citizens’ assemblies https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/committees/climate-assembly-uk/about-citizens-assemblies/)

The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere. (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/authorities)

A block club is a group of neighbors living within one or more city blocks who are committed to knowing one another in order to socialize, address common concerns, promote communication and improve block safety. (https://www.highlanddistrictcouncil.org/safety/block-clubs/)

Any substance consisting of matter in a specific composition that cannot be separated into its constituent elements by physical separation methods, i.e., without breaking chemical bonds, and can be processed or manufactured to be used on a commercial scale in products or manufacturing. This includes both organic and inorganic substances, pure chemical elements and chemical compounds. (FAO. 2026. Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Portal. https://sti-portal.fao.org/taxonomy/term/2073 Citing European Commission - JRC and UNEP)