high societies

Circles of privilege

High societies refers to the wealthy, privileged social classes in multiple places or contexts.

The plural typically appears when comparing elite circles across different cities, eras, or cultures: the high societies of New York and London, high societies throughout history have maintained exclusive clubs.

See also high society for the singular form referring to one such elite class.

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charity gala · grand ballroom · garden party · polo match · aristocracy · gentry · debutantes · coming out party · patronage · Gilded Age · patriciate · connoisseurship · cotillions · finishing school · upper class · nobility · beau monde · affluence

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social class/status

high societieslower classes

Society's poorest economic strata

common folk · the poor · the masses · commoners · underclass

cultural refinement/exclusivity

high societiesslums

Impoverished, crowded districts

skid row · counterculture · subcultures · underground

cultural refinement/manners

high societiesstreet life

Activity on public roads

Family

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