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social commentary en · NOUN
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(countable, uncountable) The expression of one's point of view or feelings towards society, usually through literature.
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.
2025 July 3, Fred Garratt-Stanley, “Kae Tempest – ‘Self Titled’ review: an inspiring reflection on identity and self-discovery”, in NME:
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(countable, uncountable) A work of this kind.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the best known of Orwell's social commentaries.
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