SOCIAL UNIT

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does social unit mean? 

• SOCIAL UNIT (noun)
  The noun SOCIAL UNIT has 1 sense:

1. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

  Familiarity information: SOCIAL UNIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOCIAL UNIT (noun)

Meaning:

An organization regarded as part of a larger social group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

social unit; unit

Context examples:

the coach said the offensive unit did a good job / after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit

Hypernyms ("social unit" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "social unit"):

klavern (a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan)

crew; gang; work party (an organized group of workmen)

combination (a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose)

crew (the men who man a ship or aircraft)

scout group; scout troop; troop (a unit of girl or boy scouts)

outfit (any cohesive unit such as a military company)

fifth column; Trojan horse (a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst)

political entity; political unit (a unit with political responsibilities)

side (one of two or more contesting groups)

den (a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts)

squad; team (a cooperative unit)

task force (a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task)

administrative body; administrative unit (a unit with administrative responsibilities)

company (a unit of firefighters including their equipment)

family; home; house; household; menage (a social unit living together)

general delivery; poste restante (a part of the post office that handles mail for persons who call for it)

instrumentality (a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose)

ICU; intensive care unit (a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care)

member (an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations))

force; military force; military group; military unit (a unit that is part of some military service)

working group; working party (a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved)