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Meaning social meaning

What does social mean?
Definitions in simple English

social

A social is a festive gathering to let people introduce oneself to others.

social

When a person or animal is social, it lives with others. s are social animals. Social change, structure, class, etc. is about society. Our country is going through a period of social change.

social

(= societal) relating to human society and its members social institutions societal evolution societal forces social legislation living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups a human being is a social animal mature social behavior composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability a purely social club the church has a large social hall a social director relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society made fun of her being so social and high-toned a social gossip colum the society page (= sociable) a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind ants are social insects marked by friendly companionship with others a social cup of coffee

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Simple sentences

Tom posted a lewd photo of himself on social media.
Ants are social insects.
The old social system is slowly falling apart.
This is a social issue.
All humans are social creatures.
Signs of social unrest are mounting.
We must work hard to break down social barriers.
The committee is discussing social welfare.
Germany adopted a social security system in the 1880's.
The group tried to solve social problems.
That university's curriculum covers natural science and social science.
Sexual harassment has now become a social issue.
State your name and social security number, please.
As soon as we are born, the world gets to work on us and transforms us from merely biological into social units.
Social customs vary from country to country.
The social structure has changed beyond recognition.
The new boss wasn't very social with his employees.
Man is a social animal.
Social unrest may come about as a result of the endless rising of prices.
The social worker was asked to follow up the information about the Stevenson family.
Social customs vary greatly from country to country.
Man is a social animal by nature.
Population growth has given rise to serious social problems.
In Japan, are nurses high on the social scale?
The higher he rose in social rank, the more modest he became.
He is a man of high social status.

Movie subtitles

It's not a social call.
As our social media director, I'm surprised that you didn't know that.
We're gonna forget all about this social stuff and be known as Mr. And Mrs. Stew Smith. Now, how do you like that?
I'm Miss Wilson, Miss Schuyler's social secretary.
I'm here in place of our social editor.
I've never wanted to go out with those social parasites those sweet-smelling fashion plates.
And boss, what about social security?
Trying to make social connections.
You have to be in the social register to keep out of jail.
You pull a dirty deal and it ruins my social chances!
You know, these big picture boys, they're pretty social.
Your social position and your reputation these must be kept up at what cost to those who are around you?
If you acquit him, you jeopardize our entire social life our entire legal system.
You wouldn't be expecting Ellman to pay you a social call tonight, would you?
She deleted all of her social media.
Whatever the case, it appears that all of them wield a significant amount of social clout.
She has, to my regret, a low opinion of social rules.
Your problem is you don't take these social affairs seriously.
It looks as if Mrs. Rittenhouse gets the Social Award of the Season.
We're gonna forget this social stuff and be known as Mr and Mrs Stew Smith.
I've never wanted to go out with those social parasites, those sweet-smelling fashion plates.
See what a social hound I'm becoming?
I see. You have to be in the social register to keep out of jail.
Well, gentlemen I hope you have no other social engagement this afternoon.
My dear, consider your social position!
Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present a serious social drama proving that vice is always punished.
Rich, prominent people with real social positions.
Well, my evening's a social success.
Imagine our little Danny being invited to all the weekend parties at Malibu beach and the big social doings in Beverly Hills.
I must appeal to your social conscience.
Ain't you goin' to the Church Social?
Church Social! This here's chock full of potato salad, and a great, big chocolate cake, and pickles.
And for a widow to appear in public at a social gathering. every time I think of it, I feel faint.
That's social injustice.
It's a personal matter that has no relation to social philosophies or politics.
We're the victims of a foul disease called social prejudice, my child.

News and current affairs

Men and women had not risked their lives simply to return to the old days of class privilege and social deprivation.
The swing to the left, to social-democratic welfare states, occurred all over Western Europe.
Social democracy, with its promise of greater equality and opportunities for all, served as an ideological antidote.
Most social democrats were in fact fiercely anti-communist.
And the post-war social-democratic welfare state is being eroded more and more every day.
But a new aspiration toward social and economic equality, and international solidarity, is badly needed.
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen attributed the European crisis to four failures - political, economic, social, and intellectual.
Like history, social-scientific theory is written by the victors and shaped by the context and challenges of its time.
European continental thinking, responding to urbanization and the need for social order, emphasized institutional analysis of political economy.
The next hurdle is to support Kalingrad's fight against disease and crime as well as strengthening its economic and social structures.
Moreover, the CAP's role as a motor of political and social integration in Europe could be restored once renewed policies are in place.
They could make a real contribution to cleaner, more productive, and efficient farming and land use, while addressing social needs.
Second, drug development is geared toward maximizing profit, not social benefit, which skews efforts directed at the creation of medicines that are essential to human welfare.
While this system does provide incentives for certain kinds of research by making innovation profitable, it allows drug companies to drive up prices, and the incentives do not necessarily correspond to social returns.
Because the Democrats in Congress have an almost religious commitment to preserving, intact, America's principal welfare programs for senior citizens, Social Security and Medicare, the legislation does not touch either of them.
The result is massive loss of habitat and destruction of species, yielding a tiny economic benefit at a huge social cost.
A local man whose brothers all serve in the police force, a sports fan, and an amateur basketball coach, Crowley does not move in the same social circles as Gates.
But a single market does not require a single social or industrial policy, far less a common taxation policy.
Similar flexibility exists with the Euro, the Schengen Agreement, and the Social Chapter.

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