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Meaning of "friendly society" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRIENDLY SOCIETY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRIENDLY SOCIETY

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Friendly society is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRIENDLY SOCIETY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

friendly society

Friendly society

A friendly society is a mutual association for the purposes of insurance, pensions, savings or cooperative banking. It is a mutual organization or benefit society composed of a body of people who join together for a common financial or social purpose. Before modern insurance, and the welfare state, friendly societies provided financial and social services to individuals, often according to their religious, political, or trade affiliations. These societies are still widespread in many parts of the developing world, where they are referred to as ROSCAs, ASCAs, burial societies, chit funds, etc.

Definition of friendly society in the English dictionary

The definition of friendly society in the dictionary is an association of people who pay regular dues or other sums in return for old-age pensions, sickness benefits, etc US term: benefit society.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRIENDLY SOCIETY

friend
friend at court
friend of Dorothy
friendless
friendlessness
friendlier
friendlies
friendliest
friendlily
friendliness
friendly
friendly fire
Friendly Islands
friendly match
Friends of the Earth
friendship
frier
fries

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRIENDLY SOCIETY

Audubon Society
benefit society
Big Society
building society
civic society
civil society
class society
consumer society
debating society
dramatic society
high society
honor society
humane society
John Birch Society
Law Society
polite society
preservation society
Royal Society
secret society
society
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Synonyms and antonyms of friendly society in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «friendly society» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRIENDLY SOCIETY

Find out the translation of friendly society to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of friendly society from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «friendly society» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

环境友好型社会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sociedad de amigos
570 millions of speakers

English

friendly society
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुकूल समाज
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مجتمع صديق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

общество,
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sociedade amigável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ সমাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

société conviviale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Masyarakat yang mesra
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

freundliche Gesellschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

共済組合
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

친화적 인 사회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ramah lingkungan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

xã hội thân thiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நட்பு சமுதாயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुकूल समाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dostça toplum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

società amichevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyjazne społeczeństwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Суспільство,
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

societate prietenos
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

φιλική κοινωνία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vriendelike samelewing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vänligt samhälle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vennlig samfunn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of friendly society

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIENDLY SOCIETY»

The term «friendly society» is regularly used and occupies the 62.587 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIENDLY SOCIETY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about friendly society

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Neville Marriner
So in one leap we had gone from being a friendly society to something almost professional.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRIENDLY SOCIETY»

Discover the use of friendly society in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to friendly society and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Discovering Friendly and Fraternal Societies: Their Badges ...
Although often grouped under the misleading umbrella title of 'Masonic', this book describes the history of the vast range of friendly and fraternal societies, their badges and regalia.
Victoria Solt Dennis, 2005
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The Friendly Society Movement
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
John Frome Wilkinson, 2009
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
CORNWALL. Easter Sessions, 1820. A Friendly Society, established at Breage. A Friendly Society, established at Northill. A Friendly Society, - - - established at Helston. A Friendly Society, established at St. Kew. Midsummer Sessions, 1820.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1824
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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS: FIFTEEN VOLUMES
Society of Artificers - - - Hcmyock - Friendly Association - - - Northlew - Friendly Society of Men Equitable Benefit Society • Brixham - Devonport Easter Sessions, Friendly Society of Tradesmen United Provident Society Plymouth Hove ...
‎1837
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Origins of the Welfare State: Voluntary action
TABLE 26 — continued AFFILIATED ORDERS IN 1945: BRANCHES AND MEMBERSHIP Name of Society Number of Branches Number of Members Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society Ancient Order of Hibernians (Board of Erin) ...
Nicholas Deakin, 1935
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Journals of the House of Commons
Sherwood Friendly Society at Kirkby-in-Ashtield ; of the Friendly Society of Carpenters, Fleet-street; of the Lyon Inn Friendly Society in Trelleck ; of the Loyal Waterloo Benefit Society, Monmouth ; of the Theophilanthropic Society at Stockport; ...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1828
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Report on friendly or benefit societies exhibiting the law ...
Dunse Friendly Society, 1784-1821 1865 2158 1273 512 6354 448 98 2, Dunse Benevolent Society, 1805-1821 1 44 598 1085 637 217 2617 35 3. Deanston Friendly Society, 1708-1821 93 502 648 627 293 98 25 2286 4. Beith Benevolent  ...
Royal Highland and agricultural society of Scotland, 1824
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prize-essays and transactions of the highland society of ...
Straiton First Friendly Society, Forgandenny Friendly Society. 1813-1818 1818- 1821 51 140 85 171 113 41 51 4 10 14. Dalrymple Friendly Society, 1816-1818 56 42 39 36 7 3 .. 15. 16. Rescobie Friendly Society, 1817-1819 46 45 26 18 IS ...
‎1824
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Tje Friendly Societies in England 1815-1875
Bladon. Articles, Rules, Orders and Regulations of the Bladon Society. Newcastle , 1824. Bishop's Stortford. Rules of the Bishop's Stortford Friendly Society. Bishop's Stortford, 1839. Burford. Rules and Regulations of Burford Friendly Institution.
Peter Henry John Heather Gosden, 1961
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Australian Income Tax Legislation, 2012, Vol 1
Value of the friendly society 316-70(1) The value of the *friendly society is the sum, worked out in accordance with this section, of the friendly society's existing business value and its adjusted net worth on the day (the applicable accounting ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRIENDLY SOCIETY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term friendly society is used in the context of the following news items.
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Games society thrown open to women
The Financial Services Authority had been notified “as a formality” because the society operates as a friendly society, Geddes added. The move ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
2
Mutual launches mid-ground healthcare plan
The chief executive at the friendly society said the new plan, called HealthBridge, would help connect people with private health insurance and ... «FT Adviser, Jul 15»
3
IOOF allegations demand royal commission into financial services
What began in 1846 as the Victorian Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows friendly society has grown into a 650,000-customer ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Cynthia spent her time as a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, the Girls Friendly Society, the Doll Club, and the Lompoc Art Gallery. «Lompoc Record, Jul 15»
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A Nation's Treasury can issue its own money
... minister – usually with Cabinet responsibility for Scottish affairs. He was also a notable figure in the Friendly society movement in Scotland. «Pulse, Jul 15»
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High Court rules against Fos final decisions in fraud case
... has ruled against two Financial Ombudman Service final decisions which upheld fraudulent complaints against Cirencester Friendly Society. «FT Adviser, Jul 15»
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Noticeboard: latest sector appointments
As commissioner, Mr Mansour's role includes promoting an age-friendly society and enhancing community participation for seniors. «Australian Ageing Agenda, Jul 15»
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China sets CO2 target, garners praise
Hollande hailed the pledge as confirmation of China's commitment to an "eco-friendly society", and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
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How to get peace of mind by planning your own funeral
Australian Friendly Society chief executive Mandy Cooper says the pension exemption is already a big motivator for many of the society's ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
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FCA fee hike and stubborn platforms: This week in news
Many hours of tireless work by our news editor culminated in revelations this week that a regulated friendly society is being investigated by the ... «FT Adviser, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Friendly society [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/friendly-society>. Apr 2024 ».
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