social action
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of social action
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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"Chris is very into social action through music," says Dudamel.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
In unsettled times, cultural change can become focused into an ideological contest, in which ideologies exert a powerful, clearly articulated but more restricted basis for social action.
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2024
“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
But something was missing in my imaginative efforts; my flights of imagination were too subjective, too lacking in reference to social action.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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