social engineering
nounDefinition of social engineering
: management of human beings in accordance with their place and function in society : applied social science
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During its time in power, the Khmer Rouge regime attempted to create a purely agrarian society through ruthless social engineering policies. — Helen Regan And Sharif Paget, CNN, "Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea dies at 93," 4 Aug. 2019 Everything since then has been social engineering accompanied by deafening tap dancing. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Incentives Gaylord could receive unknown; TABOR continues to be a hot topic (7/14/19)," 14 July 2019 Progressivism preaches confident social engineering by the regulatory state. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: Is the individual obsolete?," 17 July 2019 School busing in Boston is a case study on how not to conduct grand experiments in social engineering. — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, "Opposing forced busing doesn’t mean you oppose integration," 1 July 2019 And that will happen without the massive, social engineering and insane corporate welfare being thrown at the industry. — Jon Caldara, The Denver Post, "Caldara: In Colorado you’re still paying for rich folks to buy a luxury second car," 7 June 2019 Former Metropolitan Council Chairman Peter Bell sees it as social engineering. — Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, "Housing Deregulation in Progressive Clothes," 21 Dec. 2018 But the suits say the sanctions amount to a ham-handed attempt at social engineering that backfired. — Douglas Belkin, WSJ, "Harvard Faces Lawsuits Over Sanctions on Single-Sex Clubs," 3 Dec. 2018 And all social engineering is based on emotional response. — Robert Mcmillan, WSJ, "How Hackers Talk Their Way Into Getting Company Secrets," 18 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'social engineering.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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