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social order

social order noun: a particular system of social structures, institutions, customs, values, and practices which conserve, maintain, and enforce certain societal relations and behavioral patterns.

Noun

social order (plural social orders)

  1. A particular system of social structures, institutions, customs, values, and practices which conserve, maintain, and enforce certain societal relations and behavioral patterns.
    • May the dysgenic social order collapse under the weight of its depravity and misdeeds.
    • During my first day in the woods, Raoul, the big alpha male of Rambo II, opened wide to show me his dagger-sharp canines, then sauntered by and swatted my calf with a stick—letting me know my place in the social order. (Low.)2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-t...
  2. The stability of a society, in contrast to social chaos and upheaval.

social order meaning in Tamil

social order in Tamil

சமூக அடுக்குமுறை

Forms of social order

pluralsocial orders

Questions about social order

What does social order mean?
Social order means a particular system of social structures, institutions, customs, values, and practices which conserve, maintain, and enforce certain societal relations and behavioral patterns.
What is social order in Tamil?
Social order in Tamil is சமூக அடுக்குமுறை. See Social order meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is social order?
Social order is a noun.
What is the plural of social order?
The plural of social order is social orders.

Words near social order in the dictionary

  1. social niceties
  2. social nicety
  3. social notworking
  4. social occasion
  5. social occasions
  6. social order
  7. social orders
  8. social orphan
  9. social orphans
  10. social partnership
  11. social partnerships

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