| social relation | a relation between living organisms (especially between people) |
| social dancing | dancing as part of a social occasion |
welfare work
social service | an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society |
| social activity | activity considered appropriate on social occasions |
social welfare
welfare
public assistance | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need, she lives on welfare |
| social insurance | government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people, financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue |
supplementary benefit
social assistance
national assistance | benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law |
| Social Security | social welfare program in the U.S., includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance |
| social control | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
| social work | any of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of children |
| social insect | an insect that lives in a colony with other insects of the same species |
| social psychology | the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole |
| social science | the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society |
social anthropology
cultural anthropology | the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society |
| social democracy | the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means |
| Social Security number | the number of a particular individual's Social Security account |
request petition
postulation | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
| social policy | a policy of for dealing with social issues |
| social action | a social policy of reform (especially socioeconomic reform) |
intercourse
social intercourse | communication between individuals |
request
asking | the verbal act of requesting |
wish
indirect request | an expression of some desire or inclination, I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave, his crying was an indirect request for attention |
| social event | an event characteristic of persons forming groups |
affair
occasion social occasion
function
social function | a vaguely specified social event, the party was quite an affair, an occasion arranged to honor the president, a seemingly endless round of social functions |
| social group | people sharing some social relation |
class stratum
social class
socio-economic class | people having the same social, economic, or educational status, the working class, an emerging professional class |
Social Security Administration
SSA | an independent government agency responsible for the Social Security system |
unit
social unit | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group, the coach said the offensive unit did a good job, after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit |
club
social club
society guild
gild
lodge
order | a formal association of people with similar interests, he joined a golf club, they formed a small lunch society, men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today |
social gathering
social affair | a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship |
sociable
social
mixer | a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity |
| Social Democratic Party | a political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere) founded in late th century, originally Marxist, now advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism |
Economic and Social Council
ECOSOC | a permanent council of the United Nations, responsible for economic and social conditions |
Economic and Social Council commission
ECOSOC commission | a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations |
| Social Development Commission | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development |
social organization
social organisation
social structure
social system
structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships, the social organization of England and America is very different, sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family |
movement
social movement
front | a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals, he was a charter member of the movement, politicians have to respect a mass movement, he led the national liberation front |
| Friend Quaker | a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) |
acquaintance
friend | a person with whom you are acquainted, I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances, we are friends of the family |
ally
friend | an associate who provides cooperation or assistance, he's a good ally in fight |
almoner
medical social worker | an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients |
amicus curiae
friend of the court | an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case, usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest |
| best friend | the one friend who is closest to you |
| dancer social dancer | a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball) |
| friend | a person you know well and regard with affection and trust, he was my best friend at the university |
girlfriend
girl lady friend | a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved, his girlfriend kicked him out |
lion
social lion | a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) |
| next friend | (law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person |
pen pal
pen-friend | a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence |
reformer
reformist
crusader
social reformer
meliorist | a disputant who advocates reform |