society*/*/*/

society*/*/*/
[səˈsaɪəti]
noun
1) [U] people in general living together in organized communities, with laws and traditions controlling the way that they behave towards each other
Society has to be prepared to support its elderly people.[/ex]
The scheme aims to support prisoners who have been released into society.[/ex]
2) [C/U] a particular community or type of community, or the people who live in it
The protesters were drawn from a broad cross section of society.[/ex]
Never forget that we live in a multicultural society.[/ex]
The novels reflect the values of Victorian society.[/ex]
3) [U] the group of people in a country who are rich and fashionable or from a high social class
a big society wedding[/ex]
She moved in high society and had many aristocratic friends.[/ex]
4) [C] an organization or club for people who have a particular interest or who take part in a particular activity
She joined the local history society and made some new friends.[/ex]
See:
building society

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