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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We are often the ultimate architects of domestic and social order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Trace Kelly’s transformation, and you’ll see a new social order emerge.
From Slate ● May 6, 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
Her lack of inhibition causes social order to collapse; outside the cinema, the reaction was just as intense.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
Both Hobbes and Wittgenstein, they want to argue, grasped that a form of knowledge implies a form of social order and vice versa.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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