social unit vs instrumentality

instrumentality vs social unit

social unit and instrumentality both are nouns.

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

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

social unit: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
instrumentality: a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose

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

social unit (noun)	instrumentality (noun)
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group	an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
	the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
	a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose

Difference between social unit and instrumentality

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