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This is a list of collective nouns for people.
| SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM |
| academics | A faculty of academics |
| actors | A cast of actors |
| actors | A company of actors |
| beauties | A bevy of beauties |
| employees | A staff of employees |
| experts | A panel of experts |
| mourners | A cortege of mourners |
| hoodlums | A gang of hoodlums |
| horsemen | A cavalcade of horsemen |
| knights | A banner of knights |
| knights | A rout of knights |
| men | A band of men |
| natives | A tribe of natives |
| performers | A troupe of performers |
| sailors | A crew of sailors |
| soldiers | A brigade of soldiers |
| soldiers | A company of soldiers |
| soldiers | A division of soldiers |
| soldiers | A platoon of soldiers |
| soldiers | A squad of soldiers |
| students | A class of students |
| thieves | A den of thieves |
| witches | A coven of witches |
| worshipers | A congregation of worshipers |
The phrase "An abomination of monks" is frequently cited as a legitimate collective noun for monks. It is actually a misinterpretation of the title of a protestant treatise written by Jan Hus around 1400.
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