social order
Americannoun
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the established structure or mode of organization of a society.
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a state of society characterized by the rule of law, relative peace or calm, respect for shared societal norms and institutions.
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Trace Kelly’s transformation, and you’ll see a new social order emerge.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
It also turns its gaze to those assigned to the lower rungs of the colonial social order - dancing girls, agricultural labourers, barbers and snake charmers.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
At the same time he is seen as loyal to Thailand's traditional social order -- a stance that resonates with many in a still largely conservative society.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
In this academic setting a consensus emerged, as the legal scholar Henry Sumner Maine argued, that sacrifice had been the basis for social order and political association.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
The alchemists had pursued a secret learning, convinced that only a few were fit to have knowledge of divine secrets and that the social order would collapse if gold ceased to be in short supply.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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