society — [sə sī′ə tē] n. pl. societies [MFr société < L societas < socius, companion: see SOCIAL] 1. a group of persons regarded as forming a single community, esp. as forming a distinct social or economic class 2. the system or condition of living… … English World dictionary
Society of the People's Republic of China — The People s Republic of China, the world s largest society, is united by a set of values and institutions that cut across extensive linguistic, environmental, and subcultural differences. Chinese society, since the second decade of the twentieth … Wikipedia
agrarian — agrarian, agricultural are sometimes confused because they carry common implications and are used to qualify like terms (as an agrarian or an agricultural society, an agrarian or an agricultural crisis, an agrarian or an agricultural policy).… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
agrarian — UK US /əˈɡreəriən/ adjective FORMAL ► relating to farming or farmers: »The central government was urged to adopt a massive public investment programme in the agrarian sector to enhance grain production. »an agrarian economy/society/lifestyle… … Financial and business terms
Society of United Irishmen — United Irish Symbol Harp without Crown and Cap of LibertyThe Society of United Irishmen was founded as a Liberal political organisation in eighteenth century Ireland that sought Parliamentary reform. [cite journal last = Latimer first = Rev. W. T … Wikipedia
Agrarian Party of Russia — (APR) Political party. Known in Russian as the Agrarnaia partiia Rossii (APR), the Agrarian Party was a leftist political party dedicated to the interests of Russia’s farmers and rural residents. It was one of the few parties in the Russian… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
Society — A society is a population of humans characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive culture and institutions. More broadly, a society is an economic, social and industrial infrastructure in which a varied… … Wikipedia
agrarian — [[t]əgre͟əriən[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Agrarian means relating to the ownership and use of land, especially farmland, or relating to the part of a society or economy that is concerned with agriculture. ...a rich area with a highly developed agrarian… … English dictionary
SOCIETY — As long as the early inhabitants of the ancient Near East lived in small bands, subsisting on hunting and gathering, they shared their resources equitably and made decisions collectively. The beginnings of social distinction and unequal access … Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
Nordic agrarian parties — The Nordic agrarian parties, or Nordic Centre parties, are agrarian political parties that belong to a political tradition peculiar to the Nordic countries. Positioning themselves in the centre of the political spectrum, but fulfilling roles… … Wikipedia
