social unit
- noun
- /ˈsoʊʃəl ˈjuːnɪt/
:
unidad social
- The family is the primary social unit where emotional support is provided.
- a basic social unit
- a defined social unit
- the largest social unit
Examples
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Depending upon the social unit being studied, the choices for materials to be used in the project are endless.
Academic text (2007) -
At the root of the Indian problem, both off- and on-reserve, is the destruction of the basic social unit: the family.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Indian village is not a single social unit.
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An ensemble is very much a social unit.
Academic text (2001) -
The family is the social unit whereby the health and illness of its members are managed.
Academic text (2007) -
A group is a social unit or organization defined by the coactivity of its members.
Academic text (1998) -
"Family is the basic social unit," Infalco said, speaking slowly as though struggling to control himself.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the nineteenth century, the family group or band was the main social unit in Penobscot society.
Academic text (2018) -
Our sociability and organization into social units have adaptive advantages.
Academic text (2010) -
Siburan, Beratok, and Tapah persisted as viable social units long after the fences were taken down.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A number of people or things seen as one unit
∞
2.8
A group of people in an organization who have a specific job
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2.7
People who meet, talk, and feel they belong together
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2.7
People or things that form one unit
1
6.6
A group of people who act together for a shared purpose
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.8
When a group or society breaks into smaller parts and loses shared values
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'social' (relating to society) + 'unit' (a component or single entity): a component of society, typically a group or organization. This adjectival+noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will understand the phrase.
Etymology
Social unit is a compound that joins social, meaning people and their relationships, and unit, meaning a single part. Think of society as a set of building blocks. Each social unit is one block that helps the whole, so the phrase means 'a group or organization that is part of a larger society'.