social unit vs combination

combination vs social unit

social unit and combination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
social unit	Yes	No	No	No
combination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, combination is a hyponym of social unit; that is, combination is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than social unit:

social unit: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
combination: a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

Other hyponyms of social unit include klavern, administrative body, administrative unit, company, family, home, house, household, menage, general delivery, poste restante, instrumentality, ICU, intensive care unit, member, force, military force, military group, military unit, task force, squad, team, den, crew, gang, work party, crew, scout group, scout troop, troop, outfit, fifth column, Trojan horse, political entity, political unit, side, working group, working party.

social unit (noun)	combination (noun)
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group	the act of combining things to form a new whole
	the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
	a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
	a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
	a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
	an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
	a coordinated sequence of chess moves

Difference between social unit and combination

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