collocation · academic
community cohesion
UK/kəˈmjuː.nə.ti kəʊˈhiː.ʒən/US/kəˈmjuː.nə.ti koʊˈhiː.ʒən/com·mu·NI·ty co·HE·sion
The degree to which members of a community feel connected and act together for the common good.
Examples
“Local events can strengthen community cohesion by bringing residents together.”
“High turnover of residents can weaken community cohesion.”
“Policies that promote mixed housing types may improve community cohesion.”
Band 8 sentence
“Sustained investment in local services is essential for community cohesion in deprived areas.”
Collocations
- strengthen community cohesion
- weaken community cohesion
- promote community cohesion
Word family
Common mistakes
community connective→community cohesion
cohesion of community→community cohesion
Say it for a higher band
5community spirit→6social cohesion→7+community cohesion
Synonyms
social cohesion
Easily confused
social cohesion
“Social cohesion is affected by income inequality and segregation.”
community spirit
“The festival boosted community spirit across the neighbourhood.”
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