social action

American  

noun

1. individual or group behavior that involves interaction with other individuals or groups, especially organized action toward social reform.

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Etymology

Origin of social action

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

"Chris is very into social action through music," says Dudamel.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

As Stuart Hall has insisted, culture and, by extension, education “is a critical site of social action and intervention, where power relations are both established and potentially unsettled.”

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025

“We don’t want to be silenced as Jews,” said Rich Weinberg, chair of the social action committee for Dor Hadash.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023

Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of global social action at the Wiesenthal Center, encouraged Jews to observe the sabbath on Saturday.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

It would be better to wait until he had visited the factory and seen what possibilities for social action there were there.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole