closed society

collocation in English

meaningsofclosedandsociety

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closed
adjective
uk
/kləʊzd/us
/kloʊzd/
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society
noun
uk
/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/us
/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬i/
a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as ...
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(Definition ofclosedandsocietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclosed society

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We can never return to the alleged innocence and beauty of theclosedsociety.
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Remaining aclosedsocietythrough social endogamy was considered essential to sustaining their sense of exclusivity and superiority.
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On the other hand, for those concerned about opening up what has traditionally been aclosedsociety, there are worrying implications.
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In aclosedsociety, liberty does not rank very high when compared to security.
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On the other hand, for those concerned about opening up what has traditionally been aclosedsocietythere are worrying implications.
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Significantly, the distinction between an open andclosedsocietyrested with the recognition of the role of responsibility and accountability for personal choices.
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Popper was referring to clear violations of civil liberties and freedoms that occurred in a 'closedsociety', or totalitarian regime.
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There may be gradual changes, which happen in a relatively stable butclosedsociety, or sudden changes, which happen in an unstable open society.
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In contrast, a return to aclosedsocietyand a closed economy would be gravely damaging for all.
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It falls down, not only because of the unpredictability of people but because we are not a closed economy and aclosedsociety.
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First, this country is not a closed economy or aclosedsociety.
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It is aclosedsocietyand pressures are very strong.
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It will be aclosedsociety, with large numbers of people excluded from any sort of expectation or ambition for the rest of their lives.
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It is a fact that more and more young people today live in aclosedsocietyof their own.
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That is the sort ofclosedsocietyfor which people seem to argue all too often, and it is also a restraint on the press.
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Thank goodness we are not aclosedsociety!
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I would not care to belong to such aclosedsociety.
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It is still aclosedsociety, but it is much less inaccessible and mysterious than it used to be.
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Its mistakes are the mistakes of aclosedsocietythat does not have to account for the legality or efficiency of its operations.
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One conclusion of sociology is that noclosedsocietycan paint its own portrait; only an outside observer can do that.
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