social order

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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

When African Americans migrated west, L.A. was wide open, a physical and spiritual landscape with space to build the social order anew.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

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

The idea of this creature solemnly lecturing him— him—about the social order was really too grotesque.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley