Social movement

/sˈəʊʃəl mˈuːvmənt/

/sˈoʊʃəl mˈuːvmənt/

[noun]

Social movement

[NOUN]

a group of people working together in order to cause a social change or solve a social issue

synonyms : front

movement

Examples

1. Whether it's in politics, social movements, or any other area of life, those who are the most vulnerable or marginalized may also be the most fearless and willing to fight for their rights - beggars fear no rebellion, as the old saying goes.

2. These Russian disinformation campaigns are going after social movements like some dark puppet master in the background.

3. That's another social movement.

4. We study other social movements.