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Meaning of social commentary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The expression of one's point of view or feelings towards society, usually through literature.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A work of this kind.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“Satire is often employed in social commentary.”
“Since the release of his 2014 debut album ‘Everybody Down’, Kae Tempest has consistently provided some of the UK’s most incisive, sharp-tongued social commentary.”
“Nineteen Eighty-Four is the best known of Orwell's social commentaries.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

social commerce social compact social conditioning social conflict paradigm social conservatism social conservative

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