noun
Meaning 1
A problem that influences many citizens within a society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
social issue
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Across languages
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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 社會問題 /社会问题 (shèhuì wèntí) — problem
- Dutch: sociale kwestie — problem
- Dutch: maatschappelijk vraagstuk — problem
- Finnish: sosiaaliongelma — problem
- Finnish: sosiaalikysymys — problem
- Finnish: sosiaalinen ongelma — problem
- Finnish: sosiaalinen kysymys — problem
- Vietnamese: vấn đề xã hội — problem