This is the 5256th most frequent Russian word.
обществу
"Обществу" means "to society" or "to the community" in English.
The word "обществу" here is used in the dative case, representing the recipient of the benefit, which is society as a whole.
Эта новая инициатива принесет большую пользу обществу.
This new initiative will greatly benefit society.
In this sentence, "общества" is in the genitive case, denoting possession or association, indicating that the needs belong to society.
Мы должны прислушиваться к нуждам общества, чтобы развиваться.
We must listen to the needs of society to grow.
Here, "обществе" is used in the prepositional case after the preposition "об", meaning "about" or "for", focusing on the object of concern.