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Collocations for society - noun

1. people who have shared customs and laws

ADJECTIVE

larger, wider
the position of women within the family and the wider society
entire, whole
An entire society has been corrupted.
contemporary, modern
traditional
mainstream
a place for people excluded from mainstream society
new
He wanted to create a new society.
advanced
the role of women in an advanced industrial society
primitive
complex
egalitarian, free, just, liberal, open
closed
civilized, good, humane
a vision of the good society
affluent
the consumerist values of the affluent society
consumer, consumerist
disposable (esp. AmE), throwaway (esp. BrE)
Our disposable society must be encouraged to recycle.
permissive
diverse, multicultural, multiracial, pluralistic
the celebration of a culturally diverse society
divided, stratified
Years of high unemployment have left society deeply divided.
civil
the relationship between the state and civil society
secular
human
a theory on the basis of human society
class
classless
tribal
matriarchal, patriarchal
male-dominated
bourgeois
high
She was marrying into Rio's high society.
capitalist, democratic, feudal, political, socialist, etc.
industrial, post-industrial, pre-industrial
governments in the advanced industrial societies
agricultural, information, scientific, technological
the global information society
Islamic, Muslim, Western, etc.
rural, urban, village (BrE)
global
decent, polite
Such language would not be used in polite society.

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VERB + society

build, create
the struggle to build a just society
change, shape, transform
become
the path to becoming a secular society
permeate, pervade
the greed that pervades modern society
dominate
fit into
Prisoners often have problems fitting into society on their release.
live in
We live in a society dominated by men.
polarize

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society + VERB

be based on sth
a society based on social justice
become
US society is becoming more unequal.

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PREPOSITION

in (a) society, within (a) society
the role of television in modern Western society

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PHRASES

a cross-section of society
The clinic deals with a wide cross-section of society.
the fabric of society
The civil war tore apart the fabric of society.
the higher echelons of society, the top echelons of society
Officers were drawn largely from the top echelons of society.
a level of society, a rank of society, a stratum of society
Child cruelty exists at all levels of society.
a member of society
welfare reforms to protect the most vulnerable members of society
an outcast from society, an outcast of society
She devoted herself to helping the outcasts of society.
a pillar of society
He considered himself to be a pillar of society.
One of the pillars of society must be that everyone has access to the legal system.
your place in society, your rank in society
A person's job is one of the factors that determines their place in society.
a contributing member of society (esp. AmE), a productive member of society
We help offenders to become productive members of society.
the rest of society
He felt isolated from the rest of society.
a section of society, a sector of society, a segment of society
Every section of society must have access to education.
society as a whole
The research examines minorities and their relation to society as a whole.
society at large
Health standards have risen in society at large.
society in general
the benefits for society in general
the structure of society
the class structure of our society

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2. organization formed for a particular purpose

ADJECTIVE

debating, drama (esp. BrE), dramatic (esp. BrE), historical, horticultural (BrE), music, musical (esp. BrE), religious, etc.
a member of an amateur dramatic society
medical, professional, scientific, etc.
He is a member of numerous professional societies.
local
a local historical society
secret

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VERB + society

belong to
She belongs to the historical society.
become a member of, join
create, establish, form, found, set up, start

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PREPOSITION

in a/the society
She was active in the Society for Women's Suffrage.
society for
a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
society of
the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

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