Grupo

Grupo is a Spanish noun meaning "group" or "assembly." It refers to a collection of individuals or things that share a common characteristic, interest, or purpose. In everyday language it can denote social units (such as a work group or friend group) or categorized sets of objects. The term is used widely in education, sociology, and conversation, and appears in compound phrases such as grupo de estudio (study group).

In mathematics, grupo denotes a group: a set equipped with a binary operation that combines two elements to produce a third, satisfying closure, associativity, an identity element, and inverses. This abstract structure underpins group theory, with examples including the integers under addition and the permutation group of a finite set.

In social and political contexts, a grupo describes a social unit with defined boundaries and norms, such as peer groups or work groups. In parliamentary or legislative systems, grupo parlamentario or grupo político refers to a group of members aligned with a party or platform.

In business and culture, many companies and organizations incorporate Grupo into their official names to signal a corporate group or holding company, e.g., Grupo Modelo or Grupo Salinas. The term is also used in music to describe ensembles or performing groups.