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social Darwinism
noun
Definition of SOCIAL DARWINISM
: an extension of Darwinism to social phenomena; specifically : a sociological theory that sociocultural advance is the product of intergroup conflict and competition and the socially elite classes (as those possessing wealth and power) possess biological superiority in the struggle for existence
— social Darwinist noun or adjective
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First Known Use of SOCIAL DARWINISM
1887
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