society
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2.0
- noun
- /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/
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sociedad
- We’re just the product of what society made us into.
- civil society
- modern society
- democratic society
Is that what we as a society see as our future?
- Is that what we as a society see as our future?
- And it may not be what our society values.
- Yes, we live in a society, but also society lives in you.
- This is evidence about how society and how science works.
- You can't close down society and leave schools open.
- We're helping you to get back into society and start working with you.
- And so the ground rules of our society are changing remarkably.
- They could be in the society, but not of the society.
- And that that whole politicization of society is just so damaging.
Examples
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Education plays a crucial role in shaping the values of our society.
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The future of our society depends on our children.
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Is that what we as a society see as our future?
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And it may not be what our society values.
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Yes, we live in a society, but also society lives in you.
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The attention of our society is on these platforms.
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Part of the problem was that not everyone in society benefited equally from the prosperity.
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We need to understand this man for the betterment of society.
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In these headlines, the media exemplify how society is divided over the regulation of marriage.
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What people think and decide to do drives some of society's best ideas and achievements.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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3.7
An advanced society with its own culture and way of life
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7.5
People of a country seen as one group under one government
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3.9
A group of people with shared rules and roles for living together
Idioms
Compounds
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5.6
An independent society in the United Kingdom that supports excellent scientific work
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6.3
A Christian group called Quakers who believe in peace and have simple religious meetings
- Literature
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7.4
A society where people are controlled and have few personal freedoms
A Christian group also called Quakers who value peace and simple living
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6.2
A Roman Catholic religious order that runs schools and sends people to teach religion
- Archaic
A group of educated women who meet to talk about books and ideas, often in the 18th and 19th centuries
- Jargon
A society with very little government where people have strong personal freedom and free markets
- Formal
A group that gives membership to people for good work in a field like science or art
People who hunt animals and gather wild plants for food and move from place to place
A religious group that worships Krishna, a Hindu god, and shares its beliefs worldwide
- Offensive
A change where society becomes softer and less strict about people's behaviour
An important English society that supports scientists and promotes science
A political group in the Democratic Party in New York City that used corruption to gain power
A Christian group in the United States that does not marry, lives together, and stays peaceful, often called the Shakers
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Society comes from the Latin words socius 'companion' and societas 'companionship', and over time the idea grew to mean the whole community of people who live and work together. So society now often means a group with its own shared customs and ways of living.