Phrase guide

social policy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The sociopolitical guidelines that deal with communal issues.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, human-sciences, politics, sciences, social-science, sociology

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noun

Meaning 2

a policy of for dealing with social issues

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: policy

Narrower terms: apartheid, glasnost, social action, nativism

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 社會政策 /社会政策 (shèhuì zhèngcè) — guidelines that deal with communal issues
  • Finnish: sosiaalipolitiikka — guidelines that deal with communal issues
  • Spanish: política social — guidelines that deal with communal issues