"social order" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: social orders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} social order (plural social orders)
  1. A particular system of social structures, institutions, customs, values, and practices which conserve, maintain, and enforce certain societal relations and behavioral patterns. Translations (A system for maintaining certain societal relations and behaviors): yhteiskuntajärjestys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-social_order-en-noun-0rmw11pO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'A system for maintaining certain societal relations and behaviors': 86 14
  2. The stability of a society, in contrast to social chaos and upheaval. Translations (Societal stability): yhteiskuntajärjestys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-social_order-en-noun-si7RaqL6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'Societal stability': 30 70

Inflected forms

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