Meaning : An extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization.

Meaning : A formal association of people with similar interests.

Example : He joined a golf club.
They formed a small lunch society.
Men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today.

Synonyms : club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club

Meaning : The state of being with someone.

Example : He missed their company.
He enjoyed the society of his friends.

Synonyms : companionship, company, fellowship

Meaning : The fashionable elite.

Synonyms : beau monde, bon ton, high society, smart set