his theories on progressivism, changed the name of the early club to the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) . Between 1906 and 1908 it was known as the Committee of Progress and Union, but changed its name back to the more recognisable Committee of Union and Progress during the Young Turk Revolution.

The word cemiyet has many translations. It is a loanword from the Arabic ( ?????, jam'ia) and a classical translation would be "committee" or "society"