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social choice

social choice noun: a decision reached by a large number of people within the context of a society. Usually, this consists of a single choice from a pool of mutually exclusive options (as in an election, etc.).

Noun

social choice (plural social choices)

  1. (countable) A decision reached by a large number of people within the context of a society. Usually, this consists of a single choice from a pool of mutually exclusive options (as in an election, etc.).
  2. (uncountable) Social choice theory: the field of study concerned with social choices.

Forms of social choice

pluralsocial choices

Words formed from social choice

Questions about social choice

What does social choice mean?
Social choice means a decision reached by a large number of people within the context of a society. Usually, this consists of a single choice from a pool of mutually exclusive options (as in an election, etc.).
What part of speech is social choice?
Social choice is a noun.
What is the plural of social choice?
The plural of social choice is social choices.

Words near social choice in the dictionary

  1. Social Brethren
  2. social butterflies
  3. social butterfly
  4. social call
  5. social capital
  6. social choice
  7. social circle
  8. social circles
  9. social class
  10. social classes
  11. social climber

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