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# CNMutableGroup

A mutable object that represents a group of contacts.

```
class CNMutableGroup
```

## Overview

Contacts may be members of one or more groups, depending upon the accounts they come from. The `CNMutableGroup` class is not a thread-safe class.

## Topics

### Modifying the Group Name

[`name`](/documentation/Contacts/CNMutableGroup/name)

The name of the group.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`NSSecureCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSecureCoding)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`NSMutableCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSMutableCopying)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`NSCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCopying)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

### Inherits From

[`CNGroup`](/documentation/Contacts/CNGroup)

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