A social relationship between individuals based on duty to society or to an organization; contrasted with Gemeinschaftn. So Gesellschaft-like adj. [German gesellschaftlich] .
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society > [noun] > types of social relationship
joking relationship1920
Gemeinschaft1937
role relationship1940
Gesellschaft1964
1887 F. Tönnies (title) Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft.]
1964 J. Gould & W. L. KolbDict. Social Sci. 286/1Gesellschaft-like social systems are those in which rational will (Kürwille) has primacy.