social movement

a group of diffusely organized people or organizations striving toward a common goal relating to human society or social change, or the organized activities of such a group.
The push for civil rights was a social movement that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.

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First recorded in 1830–40

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“There has never been a successful social movement in this country that has not had a great soundtrack,” Morello said.

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Most of the people who serve as administrative or elected Democrats consider social movements subordinate to their electoral work.

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“�� I can assure you is that there are more people engaged in the social movement than ever before. Has the media kept up the pace with that? Absolutely not,” he said.

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Human social movements might launch campaigns to legally recognize certain forms of AI as entities deserving basic rights.

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In the wake of the pandemic in the U.S., we've seen a sharp increase in authoritarian response to social movements.

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social movement

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