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  2. The relevant definition of social reads: relating to society or its organization. The only definition of societal is: relating to society or social relations. NGrams suggests that the word had its origins in the early 20th century and gained in popularity after the 1950s. Why did the use of societal crop up?

  3. What's the meaning of "a staple amongst the community"?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/17306

    This is metaphorical. Being a "staple amongst the community" is a valuable attribute. This person is a pillar in the community.

  4. What is the difference between an echelon and a rank?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/484237

    the upper echelons of society. Here "particular level or group" to me sounds like it refers to certain ranks of that military group. I also saw this (Collins Dictionary): An echelon in an organization or society is a level or rank in it. So in some sense it seems to me that they are used interchangeably.

  5. Social, Political, and Economical in One Word?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/372516

    I did not find any definition for sociopolitical economy despite the fact that there is no country or society with a standalone economy. Every country has a sociopolitical economy. I therefore define sociopolitical economy as the resultant economy produced by the interplay of social, political and economic factors in a society.

  6. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

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    An "affiliated person" in a U.S. trust or thrift for example, is a person with direct influence in the affairs of the organization, such as an officer or owner (or spouse or immediate family member thereof); "associated person," on the other hand is not to my knowledge assigned any special definition.

  7. Is there a word to describe someone who does nice things for...

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/307459

    Consider selfishly beneficent. Beneficent (of a person) generous or doing good. and. Selfish (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people;

  8. Meaning of " ‘Western’ world" and alternative terms

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/19221

    The concept of Western culture is generally linked to the classical definition of the Western world. In this definition, Western culture is the set of literary, scientific, political, artistic and philosophical principles which set it apart from other cultural spheres. Much of this set of traditions and knowledge is collected in the Western canon.

  9. What should be the proper term when someone wants to "give back"...

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    It mostly only makes sense, in the way you're asking about, when one is speaking of "giving back" to society in general, rather than particular people or organizations. Part of the idea is that, at that level, your third case, that you were never given anything, cannot really ever be the case unless your name is Tarzan.

  10. BCE/CE usually refers to the Common Era (the years are the same as AD/BC). That is, BC is usually understood to mean "Before the Common Era" and CE to mean "Common Era," though it is possible to reinterpret the abbreviations as "Christian Era."

  11. Other euphemisms for toilet in the UK, that are used in polite society, include. Male toilets. Gents (as in gentlemen's) Mens; Little boys' room; Female toilets. Ladies; Little girls' room; Toilets. WC (water closet) and somethings I've only heard from my granddad's generation: Latrine(s) Ablutions