social order

Example Sentences

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For all its troubles, no system better protects free markets, freedom of thought and a social order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It also turns its gaze to those assigned to the lower rungs of the colonial social order - dancing girls, agricultural labourers, barbers and snake charmers.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

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

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

Thus in the late 1960s and early 1970s, two schools of thought were offered to the general public regarding race, poverty, and the social order.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander