social order
noun
the established structure or mode of organization of a society.
social orders
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pluralof social order.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The effect of Ernaux’s diary is to make this clear: These are the places where life happens, where the social orders are made apparent and reinforced, where societies are “built.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2023
In turn, the social orders were starkly divided, not just by wealth but by law and custom as well.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
In millenia past, such people might have been considered holy fools and thus the responsibility of religious or other social orders, as well as many cities.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2018
The two social orders resemble each other far more than either would ever willingly admit.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2016
The mass of the people will thus always remain as minors, and will always hold the lowest place in the hierarchy of the social orders, seeing that it is composed of unlimited numbers....
From The Life-Work of Flaubert From the Russian of Merejowski by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
