Definition of social group Social group

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What does social group mean?

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Noun

social group - people sharing some social relation
  group, grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
  body the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
  society an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
  minority being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts; "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position"
  sector measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
  interest group, interest the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
  clan, kin group, kindred, kinship group, kin, tribe group of people related by blood or marriage
  kith your friends and acquaintances; "all his kith and kin"
  fringe an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
  assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place
  faithful, congregation, fold any loyal and steadfast following
  organisation, organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
  phylum (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
  force physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
  platoon a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
  revolving door a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings
  lot, circle, band, set a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"
  gangdom, gangland, organized crime underworld organizations
  subculture a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
  nonalignment, nonalinement people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty
  form of government, political system the members of a social organization who are in power
  moiety one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe
  folk, tribe people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
  social movement, front, movement the side that is seen or that goes first
  jewry Jews collectively
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  • social group
    A collection of people who interact with one another and share a certain feeling of unity.\n(Source: SOC)

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