social cohesion

noun

The maintenance of stability in a given society.

Meanings

nounsocial cohesion (countable and uncountable, plural social cohesions)

plural social cohesions

  1. countableuncountableThe maintenance of stability in a given society.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 社會凝聚力 /社会凝聚力
  • 社會凝聚力 /社会凝聚力 (shèhuì níngjùlì)maintenance of stability in a society
Danish sammenhængskraft
  • sammenhængskraftmaintenance of stability in a society
Dutch sociale cohesie
  • sociale cohesiemaintenance of stability in a society
Finnish yhteenkuuluvuus
  • yhteenkuuluvuusmaintenance of stability in a society
Russian группова́я сплочённость
  • группова́я сплочённость (gruppovája spločónnostʹ)maintenance of stability in a society
Spanish cohesión social
  • cohesión socialmaintenance of stability in a society
Ukrainian соціа́льна згурто́ваність
  • соціа́льна згурто́ваність (sociálʹna zhurtóvanistʹ)maintenance of stability in a society
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APA

social cohesion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20cohesion

MLA

“social cohesion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20cohesion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social cohesion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20cohesion.

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