Precedent and Society

Precedent

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

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Society and precedent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Society" instead a noun "Precedent".

Society noun - A group of persons formally joined together for some common interest.

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Precedent and society are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Society".

Nearby Words: social, societal

human	human precedent	human society
original	original precedent	original society
actual	actual precedent	actual society
entire	entire precedent	entire society
Other adjectives: real, new, fictional, imperial.

Moreover the violation of the same from the wealthy and powerful sets a negative precedent for the poorer sections of society.

Source: Deconstructed Trope / A Song of Ice and Fire
There was a precedent for this sort of thing working, given the Red Turban society and rebellion which fractured the Yuan Empire and allowed the Ming to conquer China in the late 14th century, though said society's original intent had actually been to restore the Song Empire.

Source: The Triads and the Tongs
At the very least, the precedent that such a machine is physically possible in the setting must be maintained, which would make it likely that older, Higher-Tech Species will possess it even if it never became prevalent in the protagonists' society.

Source: Forgotten Phlebotinum

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