| 词汇 | friendly-society |
| 释义 | friendly society noun[ C ] UKuk /ˈfrend.li səˌsaɪ.ə.ti/ us /ˈfrend.li səˌsaɪ.ə.t̬i/ in Britain, an organization to which members pay small amounts of money over a long period so that when they are ill or old they will receive money back互助会，互济会（英国的互助保险组织，会员长期交纳少量会费，生病或年老时会得到保险金） Organizations, Societies & clubs Assn Assoc. co-op collegium cooperative establishment fellowship host lodge mission organization secret society semi-public shuffle sub-organization subchapter subcommission superclub trust youth club Friendly societies and trade unions have their badges, banners, and buttons. Friendly societies have largely taken to investing their surplus funds in loans to members on the building society principle. With this intention, he established two friendly societies in the place, and afterwards a local bank for the savings of the industrious. friendly society | Business Englishfriendly society noun[ C ] ukuspluralfriendly societies FINANCE in the UK, an organization to which members pay amounts of money regularly over a long period so that when they are ill or old they will receive money back Examples of friendly societyfriendly society He was accountant to the overseers and highway surveyors, and clerk to the local friendlysociety. Members of friendlysociety sick clubs had access to a contract doctor and sickness benefits in the event of their being unable to work. Only in the spheres of organized sport, friendlysociety activity, economic and trade co-operation was the railway workforce strongly represented in town-based social organizations. That pension, however, should be based rigidly on the contribution principle, and should be passed to an independent body of the mutual, friendlysociety type. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These societies could give fresh life to the whole friendlysociety movement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am encouraged by the enthusiasm shown by the friendlysociety movement to play a part in welfare reform. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Three had previous experience of friendlysociety work, one of trades union work, one of public health work, and eight of social work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Contributions are being paid in full to the voluntary side of the friendlysociety as well as the compulsory side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a departure from all friendlysociety methods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Should they be allowed to receive that through the friendlysociety? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not put all their eggs in one basket, but they take out policies in more than one friendlysociety. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not entitled, as a friendlysociety, to trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may never have had them, having joined the friendlysociety as their approved society because their father did. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The friendlysociety must be formed by the union members and not by the union. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present, a trade union which is registered as a friendlysociety has certain tax concession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of friendly society These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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