English > social structure: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | The people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships. |
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| Synonyms | social organization, social organisation, social system, structure |
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| Member of | society | An extended social group having a distinctive cultural / cultural and economic organization |
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| Members | political system, form of government | The members of a social organization who are in power |
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| Narrower | class structure | The organization of classes within a society |
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| feudalism, feudal system | The social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century |
| matriarchy, matriarchate | A form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line |
| meritocracy | A form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects |
| patriarchy, patriarchate | A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line |
| pluralism | A social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural / cultural groups is tolerated |
| segregation, separatism | A social system that provides separate facilities / facilities for minority groups |
| Broader | system, scheme | A group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole |
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| Spanish | estructura social, organización social, sistema social |
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| Catalan | estructura social, organització social |
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