0 the action of meeting someone socially, especially someone who belongs to an opposing army or team, or has a different social position:
Army regulations prohibit fraternization between men and women.
They do not allow fraternization between enlisted personnel and officers.
The manager was fired for fraternization with a subordinate.
He was accused of fraternization with a student and sexual harassment.
Fraternization between trenches also produced opportunities to transmit propaganda directly to the enemy.
In addition to the emotional support given by staff, clients often value the sense of association and fraternization that results from supporting each other.
The formations must be maintained, it was said, because any regular police might be corrupted through fraternization with the working classes and other subversive elements.
When our troops go into a country, no matter what country it is, you will have fraternization unless they have their families with them.
You cannot stop fraternization unless you allow the troops to have their families with them.
