societal
adjUK [səˈsaɪ.ɪ.tɫ̩] · CA, US [səˈsaɪ.ə.tɫ̩]
Etymology From society + -al.
1
Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- But his real legacy, which has touched each of us more than we will likely ever know, centers around a rather simple notion of spontaneous order of societal development.1992 May 31, David Rehr, “Hayek's Legacy of the Spontaneous Order”, in Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2025:
- While H5N1 flu is obviously lethal, some milder flus pose a greater societal threat, Professor Mathews says.2010, Malcolm Knox, The Monthly, April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 46
1 more example
- "It would also bring huge societal and economic benefits to all the regions of Britain, not just to London - helping the Government with its 'levelling up' agenda."2023 July 26, Ben Jones, “EU open access growth offers pointers for UK hopefuls”, in RAIL, number 988, page 33:
- Derived terms
- antisocietal, extrasocietal, intersocietal, intrasocietal, presocietal, societalization, societally