ETYM Cf. French association, Late Lat. associatio, from Latin associare.
1. A formal organization of people.
2. Any process of combination (in solution) that depend on relatively weak chemical bonding.
3. The act of consorting with or joining with others.
4. The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; SYN. connection, connexion.
5. The state of being connected together as in memory or imagination. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin communitas: cf. Old Fren. communité. Related to Commonalty, and see Common.
1. A group of nations having common interests.
2. A group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common.
3. A group of people living in a particular local area.
4. Agreement as to goals; SYN. community of interests.
5. Common ownership.
6. In the social sciences, the sense of identity, purpose, and companionship that comes from belonging to a particular place, organization, or social group. The concept dominated sociological thinking in the first half of the 20th century, and inspired the academic discipline of community studies. + prikaži više

ETYM French compagnie, from Old Fren. compaing. Related to Companion.
1. A social gathering of guests or companions.
2. The state of being with someone; SYN. comradeship, companionship, good fellowship, fellowship, society.
3. An institution created to conduct business.
4. Organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); SYN. troupe.
5. Small military unit; usually two or three platoons.
6. A unit of firefighters including their equipment. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin societas, from socius a companion: cf. French société. Related to Social.
1. An extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization.r /> 2. The fashionable elite; SYN. high society, beau monde, smart set, bon ton.
The organization of people into communities or groups. Social science, in particular sociology, is the study of human behavior in a social context. Various aspects of society are discussed under class, community, culture, kinship, norms, role, socialization, and status. + prikaži više