rekayasa sosial

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of rekayasa (engineering) +‎ sosial (social), coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono, calque of English social engineering. Replaced permesinan sosial.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /re.ka.ˈja.sa so.ˈsi.al/

Noun

rekayasa sosial (plural rekayasa-rekayasa sosial)

  1. (sociology, political science) social engineering

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