established order

Frequency: 7.513.5 per million words

The existing political and social system in a country or society.

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Examples (10)

  • The revolutionaries sought to overthrow the established order.
  • The protests were seen as a direct threat to the established order.
  • New laws were designed to protect the established order from radical ideas.
  • Any significant social change inevitably disrupts the established order.
  • He built his political career on questioning the established order.
  • The ruling class has a vested interest in upholding the established order.
  • The punk rock movement was a rebellion against the established order.
  • The younger generation often feels alienated from their country's established order.
  • When the established order collapsed, it led to a period of widespread chaos.
  • Critics argue that the established order benefits only a small, privileged elite.