societal collapse

collocation in English

meaningsofsocietalandcollapse

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societal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səˈsaɪ.ə.təl/us
/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬əl/
relating to or ...
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collapse
noun
uk
/kəˈlæps/us
/kəˈlæps/
the sudden failure of a system, organization, ...
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(Definition ofsocietalandcollapsefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Early modern people lived too close to the abyss of political andsocietalcollapseto tolerate much dissent.
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Some doomers call for making active survivalist preparations to be ready to survive a protractedsocietalcollapse.
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Set in the near future of an unnamed city after asocietalcollapse, the story follows the lives and loves of a handful of survivors.
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This viewpoint is bolstered by the uttersocietalcollapsethe city.
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As a result of thesocietalcollapse, heavily-armed criminals roamed freely with near total impunity.
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His present book project examines factors that seem to drive the repeating cycle of humansocietalcollapse.
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Moving toward a society that is not dependent on oil is seen as essential to avoidingsocietalcollapsewhen non-renewable resources are depleted.
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One of the key goals of retreats is to be self-sufficient for the duration ofsocietalcollapse.
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Calhoun's work became used as an animal model ofsocietalcollapse, and his study has become a touchstone of urban sociology and psychology in general.
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It examines the mythological thinking at the heart of modern civilization, its effect on ethics, and how this relates to sustainability andsocietalcollapseon the global scale.
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The program profiles various survivalists, or preppers, who are preparing to survive the various circumstances that may cause the end of civilization, including economic collapse,societalcollapse, and electromagnetic pulse.
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In times of war, natural disaster,societalcollapse, or in the absence of an established system of criminal justice, there may be increased incidences of extrajudicial punishment.
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