a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure, Institutions and organisations.
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the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
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the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure, Institutions and organisations.(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.the study and classification of human societies
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was i…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Institutions and organisations.(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educationa…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Institutions and organisations.the system of production and distribution and consumption
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Institutions and organisations.the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educationa…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Institutions and organisations.the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediate…
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Social structure.the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Institutions and organisations.the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
Used in the same subject area: Sociology, Institutions and organisations.
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a person who is a participating member of an organization; "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.A club; esp., a policeman's club.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.The head cook of large establishment, as a club, a family, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. [See Illust. of Antennae.]
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.One who carries a club; a club bearer.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.gather into a club-like mass; "club hair"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.Shaped like a club; grasped like, or used as, a club.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.The last division of the Roman Catholic breviary; the seventh and last of the canonical hours of the Western church; the last prayer o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government; as, a constitutional risis.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction int…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forming, establishing, constitution, group, last.
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