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A society is a self-reproducing grouping of individuals occupying a particular territory, which may have its own distinctive culture and institutions. As culture is generally considered unique to humans, the terms "society" and "human society" have the same meaning. "Society," may refer to a particular people, such as the Nuer, to a nation state, such as Austria, or to a broader cultural group, such as Western society.
Origin and usage
The English word society emerged in the 15th century and is derived from the French société. The French word, in turn, had its origin in the Latin societas, a "friendly association with others," from socius meaning "companion, associate, comrade or business partner." Thus the meaning of society is closely related to what is considered to be social. Implicit in the meaning of society is that its members share some mutual concern or interest, a common objective or common characteristics. As such, society is often used to mean the collective citizenry of a country as directed through national institutions concerned with civic welfare.
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ABS - American Bureau of Shipping, classification society.
Meta Description: [ The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is a leading ship
classification society. The primary purpose of ABS is to determine the
structural and mechanical fitness of ships and other marine structures for their
intended purpose. It does this through a procedure known as classification. ]
Bureau Veritas - French classification society.
Meta Description: [ With 700 offices and laboratories in 140 countries and more than 26.000 collaborators, Bureau Veritas provides a vast range of services specialized in inspection and audit, tests and certification applied to quality, hygiene and health, safety, environment and social responsibility. ]
ClassNK - Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, known as ClassNK or NK, has earned a high reputation for its long-standing dedication to safeguarding life and property at sea and preventing marine pollution through the establishment of universally recognized standards for the design, construction and maintenance of ships and other marine structures.
DNV: Det Norske Veritas - Norwegian classification society, also provides certification of management systems, products and personnel to the landbased and offshore industries. It is a worldwide firm.
GL- Germanischer Lloyd - German classification society.
Meta Description: [ Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is to the forefront whenever it comes to testing, researching and continual improving safety-relevant factors. We have been successfully offering our services to the shipping industry for over 135 years, and in the process we have long since transformed ourselves from a pu... ]
Indian Register of Shipping - A classification society established in 1975, with a quality management system complying with the requirements of International Association of Classification Societies.
International Naval Surveys Bureau - A non-governmental classification society authorised by St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Korean Register of Shipping - The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) is a non-profit ship classification society established in June 1960. It is dedicated to working toward the goal of safe ships and clean oceans through promoting technology and human resource development related to shipping, shipbuilding, and industrial services.
Lloyd's Register - UK based classification society.
Meta Description: [ Home page of the Lloyd's Register Group web site ]
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Polski Rejestr Statkow - Polish Register of Shipping - classification society.
RINA - Registro Italiano Navale, Italian classification society.
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