social order

Example Sentences

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At the same time he is seen as loyal to Thailand's traditional social order -- a stance that resonates with many in a still largely conservative society.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

In this academic setting a consensus emerged, as the legal scholar Henry Sumner Maine argued, that sacrifice had been the basis for social order and political association.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

The changed times became the key to Lady Mary’s salvation, since the stage and cinema also upended the social order.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

These are people whose ancestors were owned by others, either through war or purchase - a remnant of a social order that some are now working to abolish.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2025

Michael Massari, of course, had not totally upended the social order at Truman.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove