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[For the entire collection see Zbl 0745.00058).] Let an ordering be defined on the class of all probability distributions on a measure space \((E,{\mathcal M})\) by \[ P_ 1\leq_{\mathcal A}P_ 2\quad\text{if }P_ 1(A)\leq P_ 2(A)\text{ for all }A\in {\mathcal A}, \] \({\mathcal A}\) being a subset of \({\mathcal M}\). The aim of this paper is a unified derivation and characterization of function classes \({\mathcal F}\) which induce the same order \(\leq_{\mathcal A}\). This program is developed for multivariate stochastic orderings, group induced orderings and orderings on product spaces. Applications are also given to the comparison of dependence concepts.