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SOCIAL ACTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does social action mean? 

SOCIAL ACTION (noun)
  The noun SOCIAL ACTION has 1 sense:

1. a social policy of reform (especially socioeconomic reform)play

  Familiarity information: SOCIAL ACTION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SOCIAL ACTION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A social policy of reform (especially socioeconomic reform)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("social action" is a kind of...):

social policy (a policy of for dealing with social issues)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "social action"):

affirmative action (a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities)

fence mending (social action to improve poor relations (especially in politics))


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