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Noun society has 4 senses

society - an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
--₁ is a kind of social group
--₁ has part: sector
--₁ has members:
social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure
--₁ has particulars:
civilization, civilisation; culture, civilization, civilisation; open society; tribal society

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"
--₂ is a kind of association
--₂ has members: club member
--₂ has particulars:

company, companionship, fellowship, society - the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
--₃ is a kind of friendship, friendly relationship
--₃ has particulars: freemasonry
society, high society, beau monde, smart set, bon ton - the fashionable elite
--₄ is a kind of elite, elite group
--₄ has members: Four Hundred