(anthropology) A society where kinship and political relations are organized around membership in corporately-organized dwellings rather than around descent groups or lineages.

plural of Society Islander

A society or association formed for mutual insurance, as among tradesmen or in labour unions, to provide for relief in sickness, old age, etc. and for the expenses of burial.

A Chinese gang or triad.

All of the institutions, voluntary organizations and corporate bodies that are less than the state but greater than the family.

(Internet slang, sometimes humorous) the mores of society are irrational, hypocritical or otherwise flawed

(Oxford University, historical) Former name of St Catherine's College, Oxford.

(Oxford University, historical) Former name of St Anne's College, Oxford.

(idiomatic, derogatory) A group of two or more people, in a workplace or other social environment, who routinely express considerable esteem and support for one another, sometimes to the point of exaggeration or pretense.

A co-operative company established under the European Union law, which may operate throughout the European Economic Area (EEA) without needing to set up a subsidiary in each member state.