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Social Definition–adjective | 1. | pertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club. | | 2. | seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious. | | 3. | of, pertaining to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society: a social event. | | 4. | living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation: People are social beings. | | 5. | of or pertaining to human society, esp. as a body divided into classes according to status: social rank. | | 6. | involved in many social activities: We're so busy working, we have to be a little less social now. | | 7. | of or pertaining to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community: social problems. | | 8. | noting or pertaining to activities designed to remedy or alleviate certain unfavorable conditions of life in a community, esp. among the poor. | | 9. | pertaining to or advocating socialism. | | 10. | Zoology. living habitually together in communities, as bees or ants. Compare solitary (def. 8<
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Security Definition–noun | 1. | freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety. | | 2. | freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence. | | 3. | something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense. | | 4. | freedom from financial cares or from want: The insurance policy gave the family security. | | 5. | precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, etc.: The senator claimed security was lax and potential enemies know our plans. | | 6. | a department or organization responsible for protection or safety: He called security when he spotted the intruder. | | 7. | protection or precautions taken against escape; custody: The dangerous criminal was placed under maximum security. | | 8. | an assurance; guarantee. | | 9. | Law. | a. | something given or deposited as surety for the fulfillment of a promise or an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc. | | b. | one who becomes surety for another. | | | 10. | an evidence of debt or of property, as a bond or a certificate of stock. | | 11. | Usually, securities. stocks and bonds. | | 12. | Archaic. overconfidence; cockiness. | –adjective | 13. | of, pertaining to, or serving as security: The company has instituted stricter security measures. | |
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