social movement

noun

An effort by a group of people to achieve a social or political goal.

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movementfront
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Meanings

nounsocial movement (plural social movements)

plural social movements

  1. An effort by a group of people to achieve a social or political goal.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

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movementfront
Broader
social group
Also see
frontmovement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan moviment social
  • moviment socialTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 社會運動 /社会运动
  • 社會運動 /社会运动 (shèhuì yùndòng)Translations
Finnish yhteiskunnallinen liike
  • yhteiskunnallinen liikeTranslations
French mouvement social
  • mouvement socialTranslations
German Bewegung, soziale Bewegung
  • BewegungTranslations
  • soziale BewegungTranslations
Italian movimento sociale
  • movimento socialeTranslations
Japanese 市民活動
  • 市民活動 (shiminkatsudou)Translations
Polish ruch społeczny
  • ruch społecznyTranslations
Portuguese movimento social
  • movimento socialTranslations
Spanish movimiento social
  • movimiento socialTranslations
Swahili harakati
  • harakatiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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