The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community
drugs, crime, and other dangers to society
Not belonging to a society; specifically designating a worker who is not a member of a trade union, and an establishment in which such workers are employed.
A concept whereby a significant amount of responsibility for the running of a society is devolved to local communities and volunteers
The professional body responsible for regulating solicitors in England and Wales, established in 1825
= book club.
A society divided or organized into social classes.
A domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs
An organization for high-school or college students of high academic achievement
A society founded in 1613 to govern the newly established county of Londonderry and, initially, organize its resettlement.
An industrialized urban society regarded as consisting largely of an undifferentiated mass of people, especially one dominated by the influence of the mass media.
A society which collected funds for charity by small contributions.
A page in a newspaper or magazine that reports the activities of members of fashionable or wealthy society.
The regular patrons of fashionable restaurants and nightclubs
Society considered as a community of citizens linked by common interests and collective activity
A society characterized by a flexible structure, freedom of belief, and wide dissemination of information
The oldest and most prestigious scientific society in Britain. It was formed by followers of Francis Bacon to promote scientific discussion especially in the physical sciences, and received its charter from Charles II in 1662
An association of the former pupils or students of a particular seat of learning, used to organize events, circulate newsletters, etc.
A community of Christian people; (as a mass noun) the Christian community, or the community of a particular church.
An official association of cricketers or cricket supporters.
Specifically. Originally: the Society for Ethical Culture in New York, formed to promote ethical living without reference to theology. Later: (the name of) any of the organizations belonging or affiliated to the movement which originated from this society.
(The name of) any of various organizations promoting the saving of human lives, and (in early use) especially the revival of drowning persons through resuscitation.
A society based around a market economy, especially one in which political and economic life are dominated by ideas of individual freedom and self-interest.
A theatrical club founded in London in 1802, at whose meetings members brought their own contributions to meals.
The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society (formerly the Royal Society for the Protection of Women and Children), a volunteer agency (now also in receipt of government funding) formed in 1907 to provide antenatal and neonatal care in New Zealand.
A Loyalist secret society formed in the north and northwest of Ireland early in the 19th cent. in direct opposition to the Orange Order.
A column in a newspaper or magazine that reports the activities of members of fashionable or wealthy society.
Another term for friendly society.
An organized body of amateur singers who meet regularly to perform choral music
A society composed of different ethnic groups or cultural traditions, or in the political structure of which ethnic or cultural differences are reflected
An organization whose members are sworn to secrecy about its activities
A group of islands in the South Pacific, forming part of French Polynesia
A society in which material wealth is widely distributed.
(Usually with the) (a name for) the Camorra; (in later use also more generally) any of various organized crime syndicates originating in southern Italy; the Mafia.
A society based on the acquisition, dissemination, and use of information, especially by exploiting technological advances; a society with a knowledge economy.
The Society for the Liberation of Religion from State Patronage and Control, a Nonconformist organization dedicated to the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church of England.
A benevolent organization founded in the late 18th cent. for the refuge and reform of prostitutes; (sometimes) specifically a Magdalene house.
Any of the groups of initiated healers or medicine men among American Indians; specifically the Midewiwin or Grand Medicine Society.
A society of the Church of England and the Church in Wales founded in 1811, originally committed to providing education for the poor and subsequently working more widely to promote Christian values and religious education in schools.
(In 1980s New York) fashionable society among the nouveau riche.
A form of society characterized by tolerance and liberal attitudes towards sexual behaviour, drug use, etc.
A cultural and educational society founded in Athens 1813, eventually associated with efforts promoting Greek independence, and later revived by Earl Stanhope in 1824 as a short-lived utilitarian society.
An association or organization formed for the purpose of worship or religious activity (now especially in the local community).
A person who writes society columns.
A financial organization which pays interest on investments by its members and lends capital for the purchase or improvement of houses
A society in which the buying and selling of goods and services is the most important social and economic activity
(In the UK) a mutual association providing sickness benefits, life assurance, and pensions
Another term for friendly society.
(In early use) a society different from that which actually exists; (later) a way of life or set of people with values and habits which purport to be preferable to those of established society.
An organization which examines the design and construction of ships in order to classify them on the basis of quality, safety, etc.