English Explanatory Dictionary

social order

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A particular system of social structures, institutions, customs, values, and practices which conserve, maintain, and enforce certain societal relations and behavioral patterns.
  2. The stability of a society, in contrast to social chaos and upheaval.

Word forms

social order social orders

Related words

pecking order law and order
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