Collocations for the word male when used in the Senate during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| male earnings | 80 |
| weekly male | 73 |
| adult male | 25 |
| average male | 21 |
| employed male | 16 |
| male unit | 15 |
| male members | 13 |
| male weekly | 11 |
| male parent | 10 |
| male work | 10 |
| male officers | 9 |
| australian male | 8 |
| male population | 8 |
| male rate | 8 |
| male senators | 7 |
| sole male | 7 |
| male award | 6 |
| male partner | 6 |
| male wage | 6 |
| male worker | 6 |
| male adults | 5 |
| male counterparts | 5 |
| male partners | 5 |
| male pensioner | 5 |
| male person | 5 |
| former male | 4 |
| male breadwinner | 4 |
| male child | 4 |
| male citizens | 4 |
| male friend | 4 |
| male personnel | 4 |
| male sperm | 4 |
| male unemployment | 4 |
| male units | 4 |
| unemployed male | 4 |
| deceased male | 3 |
| male average | 3 |
| male cattle | 3 |
| male chauvinist | 3 |
| male colleagues | 3 |
| male comrades | 3 |
| male counterpart | 3 |
| male employees | 3 |
| male items | 3 |
| male officer | 3 |
| male parents | 3 |
| male relative | 3 |
| male senator | 3 |
| male student | 3 |
| married male | 3 |
| one male | 3 |
| person male | 3 |
| single male | 3 |
| total male | 3 |
| unmarried male | 3 |