Noun; the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community; the community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations; a specified section of such a community; the aggregate of people who are fashionable, wealthy, and influential, regarded as forming a distinct group in a community; a plant or animal community; an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity; the situation of being in the company of other people.