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social credit

social credit noun: a political and economic philosophy originated by C. H. Douglas which envisages an "aristocracy of producers, serving and accredited by a democracy of consumers".

Noun

social credit (uncountable)

  1. A political and economic philosophy originated by C. H. Douglas which envisages an "aristocracy of producers, serving and accredited by a democracy of consumers".
  2. A system said to be implemented in China, where everyone has a score affected by one's positive and negative actions in society to rate people's conduct and justify granting or removal of rights.
    1. The score itself in such system.
      • Thank you for your dedication to the People's Republic of China. +2500 social credit.

Words formed from social credit

Questions about social credit

What does social credit mean?
Social credit means a political and economic philosophy originated by C. H. Douglas which envisages an "aristocracy of producers, serving and accredited by a democracy of consumers".
What part of speech is social credit?
Social credit is a noun.

Words near social credit in the dictionary

  1. social contracts
  2. social control
  3. social controls
  4. social coupon
  5. social coupons
  6. social credit
  7. social creditism
  8. social cue
  9. social cues
  10. social Darwinism
  11. social death

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