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# society

«society» in Mova's school dictionary: **all the people living together in a country or the world…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (society, a society, societies)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Society is all the people living together in a country or the world, with their ways of life, rules and customs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/#m1)

2) A society is a group or club of people who share an interest or aim, like a science society or a drama society. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/#m2)

3) Society can mean being with other people, company. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history and social studies lessons, pupils learn how society works: laws, jobs, families, schools and helping others. In everyday life there are societies for animals, bird-watching or chess. Phrases: «in society», «modern society», «a member of society», «animal welfare society».

### examples

- Laws help keep society safe and fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/#x1)
- We learnt how society was different long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/#x2)
- My sister joined the school drama society. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/#x3)
- Everyone in society has rights and duties. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/#x4)
- The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds looks after wild birds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/#x5)
- Kindness makes society a better place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/#x6)
- Teachers and nurses do important work for society. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/#x7)
- There is neither society here, nor solitude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/#x8)

### note

Countable for clubs («two societies»), but usually uncountable for people in general («in society», no «the»). Plural: change y to ies. Stress: so-SY-uh-tee. Adjective: «social».

### In the corpora

- [The Rat: «Simply hates Society!» — Society here means parties, visitors and polite company.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/23/)
- [Badger does not mind table manners, because he «did not go into Society» (Society = smart, polite company).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/37-willows-ch4-part1-mr-badger/21/)
- [In farming societies most people, often eight or nine in ten, were farmers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/80-games-vs-history-tech-trees-barbarians-empty-lands-wonders-and-falls/14/)
- [Quakers, the Religious Society of Friends, worship mostly in silence and are known for peace-making and equality.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii/9/)
- [Rules are agreed guides for behaviour at home, at school and in society.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/35-courage-responsibility-rights-and-duties/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «society» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.