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