alternative society

American  

noun

1. a society or social group that espouses values different from those of the established social order.

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Etymology

Origin of alternative society

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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alternative society

So is the entire ruling class of what turns out to be an alternative society, The United States of Nu Merica.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2017

By operating non-hierarchically, and in opposition to what are elsewhere considered financial truisms, they make an alternative society look not just attractive but attainable.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2012

And he offers a rather vague vision of an alternative society, pleading for "a period of intense experimentation" with different forms of community.

From Time Magazine Archive