"social justice" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} social justice (uncountable)
  1. Fairness in society. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Leftism, Politics, Social justice Derived forms: social justice warrior Translations (fairness in society): 社會正義 (Chinese Mandarin), 社会正义 (shèhuì zhèngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), sociale rechtvaardigheid [feminine] (Dutch), sociale gerechtigheid [feminine] (Dutch), socia justeco (Esperanto), yhteiskunnallinen oikeudenmukaisuus (Finnish), justice sociale [feminine] (French), xustiza social [feminine] (Galician), სოციალური სამართლიანობა (socialuri samartlianoba) (Georgian), κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη (koinonikí dikaiosýni) [feminine] (Greek), צֶדֶק חֶבְרָתִי (tsedék khevráti) [masculine] (Hebrew), सामाजिक न्याय (sāmājik nyāy) [masculine] (Hindi), justeso sociala (Ido), keadilan sosial (Indonesian), justitia social (Interlingua), giustizia sociale [feminine] (Italian), 社会正義 (shakai seigi) (Japanese), sprawiedliwość społeczna [feminine] (Polish), justiça social [feminine] (Portuguese), социальная справедливость (socialʹnaja spravedlivostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), justicia social [feminine] (Spanish), געזעלשאַפֿטלעכער יושר (gezelshaftlekher yoysher) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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