- society
- noun1 people who have shared customs and lawsADJECTIVE▪ larger, wider▪
the position of women within the family and the wider society
▪ entire, whole▪An entire society has been corrupted.
▪ contemporary, modern▪ traditional▪ mainstream▪a place for people excluded from mainstream society
▪ new▪He wanted to create a new society.
▪ advanced▪the role of women in an advanced industrial society
▪ primitive▪ complex▪ egalitarian, free, just, liberal, open▪ closed▪ civilized, good, humane▪a vision of the good society
▪ affluent▪the consumerist values of the affluent society
▪ consumer, consumerist▪ disposable (esp. AmE), throwaway (esp. BrE)▪Our disposable society must be encouraged to recycle.
▪ permissive▪ diverse, multicultural, multiracial, pluralistic▪the celebration of a culturally diverse society
▪ divided, stratified▪Years of high unemployment have left society deeply divided.
▪ civil▪the relationship between the state and civil society
▪ secular▪ human▪a theory on the basis of human society
▪ class▪ classless▪ tribal▪ matriarchal, patriarchal▪ male-dominated▪ bourgeois▪ high▪She was marrying into Rio's high society.
▪ capitalist, democratic, feudal, political, socialist, etc.▪ industrial, post-industrial, pre-industrial▪governments in the advanced industrial societies
▪ agricultural, information, scientific, technological▪the global information society
▪ Islamic, Muslim, Western, etc.▪ rural, urban, village (BrE)▪ global▪ decent, polite▪Such language would not be used in polite society.
VERB + SOCIETY▪ build, create▪the struggle to build a just society
▪ change, shape, transform▪ become▪the path to becoming a secular society
▪ permeate, pervade▪the greed that pervades modern society
▪ dominate▪ fit into▪Prisoners often have problems fitting into society on their release.
▪ live in▪We live in a society dominated by men.
▪ polarizeSOCIETY + VERB▪ be based on sth▪a society based on social justice
▪ become▪US society is becoming more unequal.
PREPOSITION▪ in (a) society, within (a) society▪the role of television in modern Western society
PHRASES▪ a cross-section of society▪The clinic deals with a wide cross-section of society.
▪ the fabric of society▪The civil war tore apart the fabric of society.
▪ the higher echelons of society, the top echelons of society▪Officers were drawn largely from the top echelons of society.
▪ a level of society, a rank of society, a stratum of society▪Child cruelty exists at all levels of society.
▪ a member of society▪welfare reforms to protect the most vulnerable members of society
▪ an outcast from society, an outcast of society▪She devoted herself to helping the outcasts of society.
▪ a pillar of society▪He considered himself to be a pillar of society.
▪One of the pillars of society must be that everyone has access to the legal system.
▪ your place in society, your rank in society▪A person's job is one of the factors that determines their place in society.
▪ a contributing member of society (esp. AmE), a productive member of society▪We help offenders to become productive members of society.
▪ the rest of society▪He felt isolated from the rest of society.
▪ a section of society, a sector of society, a segment of society▪Every section of society must have access to education.
▪ society as a whole▪The research examines minorities and their relation to society as a whole.
▪ society at large▪Health standards have risen in society at large.
▪ society in general▪the benefits for society in general
▪ the structure of society▪the class structure of our society
2 organization formed for a particular purposeADJECTIVE▪ debating, drama (esp. BrE), dramatic (esp. BrE), historical, horticultural (BrE), music, musical (esp. BrE), religious, etc.▪a member of an amateur dramatic society
▪ medical, professional, scientific, etc.▪He is a member of numerous professional societies.
▪ local▪a local historical society
▪ secretVERB + SOCIETY▪ belong to▪She belongs to the historical society.
▪ become a member of, join▪ create, establish, form, found, set up, startPREPOSITION▪ in a/the society▪She was active in the Society for Women's Suffrage.
▪ society for▪a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
▪ society of▪the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
