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8. Social has over 500M hits in NGrams, as opposed to only 7M for the more recent societal. So the main difference is OP probably always wants to use the former, because that's the standard word and it covers all meanings. Societal is the more recent word for of [human] society, which is its only meaning.
The use of 'at large' serves a purpose. It places 'society' in context. In no way is the, so called, passage pretentious! It may be slightly fragmented and a bit disjointed, but in no way does it indicate any "self-perceived importance" on the part of the author. In fact, Emory's unwarranted attack on the writing is a classic symptom of someone ...
This is metaphorical. Being a "staple amongst the community" is a valuable attribute. This person is a pillar in the community.
The phrase "coming out" has a fairly rich history of figurative usage stretching back to at least 1637. My answer focuses on three senses of term, in order from oldest to youngest: "making an appearance," "entering society," and "publicly avowing one's homosexuality." J.S. Farmer & W.E. Henley, Slang & Its Analogues (1891) has this first ...
Jun 15, 2012 at 2:40. 20. @emory: The term "circlejerk" is being used as a metaphor in these bullet points; the literal meaning is mutual masturbation (e.g. men in a circle jerking each other off). Surely the figurative meaning is less vulgar than this. – anon. Jun 15, 2012 at 5:39. It reminds me of the phrase "walled garden", but not quite ...
The American Heritage dictionary's definitions 2a and b do a better job than the Merriam-Webster dictionary's definition 2 of framing the figurative meaning of "lowest common denominator" as an extension of the mathematical sense of the term.
The dictionary definition of institutional is. of, in, or like an institution or institutions. and the dictionary definition of institution is. a society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose.
Affiliated is a relationship of dependancy, and usually the referent is an organisation rather than an individual. An affiliated school,for example, would operate independently but collaborate with a larger institution that has influence over the schools standards, programmes, exams, etc. Associated is a relationship of shared purpose or values.
They would also have conclusions about the state, society, politics and economic activity. I suggest def. "A person's conclusions about existence (however tentative) at a particular time of life, after taking a good look at everything they have come across about". What do the German philologists say about my amateur offering?
This should be acceptable because the economy of a society refers to the economic characteristics of that Society. Sociopolitical economy is not a commonly used term because it cannot be situated in any one branch of economics, social science or political science. It is a combination of two branches of economics namely; social economics and ...