social issue

noun

A problem that influences many citizens within a society.

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Meanings

nounsocial issue (plural social issues)

plural social issues

  1. A problem that influences many citizens within a society.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 社會問題 /社会问题
  • 社會問題 /社会问题 (shèhuì wèntí)problem
Dutch sociale kwestie, maatschappelijk vraagstuk
  • sociale kwestieproblem
  • maatschappelijk vraagstukproblem
Finnish sosiaaliongelma, sosiaalikysymys
  • sosiaaliongelmaproblem
  • sosiaalikysymysproblem
  • sosiaalinen ongelmaproblem
  • sosiaalinen kysymysproblem
Vietnamese vấn đề xã hội
  • vấn đề xã hộiproblem
Cite this entry
APA

social issue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20issue

MLA

“social issue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20issue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social issue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20issue.

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