Society | Mean of society in English Dictionary

/səˈsajəti/

• Noun
• people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values
1. Poverty hurts society as a whole.
• the people of a particular country, area, time, etc., thought of especially as an organized community
1. ancient/modern societies
2. Christian/consumer societies
3. We need to do more to help the poorer members of our society.
4. the values of Western/American society
5. wealthy/poor members of society
6. These problems affect only a small segment of society. [=only a small number of people]
7. That kind of behavior isn't allowed in polite society. [=among people who speak and behave in a polite way]
• people who are fashionable and wealthy
1. She was introduced to society at a formal reception.
2. The club's members are drawn from the ranks of high society.
3. society ladies/fashions/parties

• a group of people who work together or regularly meet because of common interests, beliefs, or activities
1. a literary/musical society
2. historical societies
3. The American Cancer Society
4. The Society of Newspaper Editors
• the state of being with other people
1. He avoided the society [=company] of other writers.