Societal
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
contemporary examples
“i wanted to give girl land a larger historical and societal context,” flanagan explains.
trouble in ‘girl land’: caitlin flanagan takes on adolescent girls jessica bennett january 10, 2012
so if a few extra math geniuses now choose to build things rather than cut them up, that would be a societal good onto itself.
the secret billionaire tax break randall lane june 8, 2010
sarah palin has become a societal addiction and the media and our whole culture are constantly looking for our next fix.
sarah palin’s media strategy meghan mccain november 21, 2010
he becomes increasingly paranoid by the societal fixtures around him—a ticking clock, a ringing phone.
‘interstellar’ is wildly ambitious, very flawed, and absolutely worth seeing marlow stern november 6, 2014
she also points to cultural shifts, a new “anti-stuff mentality,” in her words, “a realignment of our societal priorities.”
suburbs are dying, say urbanists, but the obits may be premature josh dzieza august 1, 2013
historical examples
this 213gave their own idea back again to the m-sses with the approval of the societal authority.
folkways william graham sumner
the body of the folkways const-tutes a societal environment.
folkways william graham sumner
the target set encomp-sses both military and societal values.
shock and awe harlan k. ullman
they did not verify when the attempt was made to use them for societal needs.
folkways william graham sumner
they are reactions produced in the individual by the societal environment.
folkways william graham sumner
adjective
of or relating to society, esp human society or social relations
adj.
1873, from society (adj.) + -al (1). related: societally. earlier adjective was societarian (1822) “of or pertaining to society.”
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