societal

adjective

so·​ci·​e·​tal sə-ˈsī-ə-tᵊl How to pronounce societal (audio)
: of or relating to society : social
societal forces
societally adverb

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Bias And Fairness: Trained on vast internet-scale datasets, models can reflect and amplify existing societal biases. Anuradha Weeraman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 Trying to fit into societal standards is a losing game, especially as a woman in pop. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 July 2025 Use this retrograde to assess how much of your life is aligned with your actual values versus societal pressure. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025 And Meta recently announced plans to replace up to 90% of its human employees who review the platform’s privacy and societal risks with AI. Brit Morse, Fortune, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for societal

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of societal was in 1890

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“Societal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/societal. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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