| 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 |
| anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
| anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
| 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 |
anti-G suit
G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
| anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
| anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
fragmentation bomb
antipersonnel bomb
anti-personnel bomb
daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
stabilizer bar
anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
tail rotor
anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
virility drug
anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
| 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 |
anti-Semitism
antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
| social democracy | the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means |
| anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
| Social Security number | the number of a particular individual's Social Security account |
| anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
| anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Japanese Red Army
JRA
Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
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 |
| Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
| 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 |