Definition for big society - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	big society (big so¦ci\|ety) noun (usually the big society) British a concept whereby a significant amount of responsibility for the running of a society is devolved to local communities and volunteers.		More words in this category backward classes casting vote confederate dialectical materialism Economic and Social Committee G7 non-aggression Non-Aligned Movement Pantisocracy prerogative president-elect red tape Scottish National Party socialist Stakhanovite technocracy visa welfarism world order Nearby Words big hair big house big league big media big mouth Big Muddy Big Rip big science Big Sioux River big society Big Spring Big Sur big tent Big Thicket big time big top big tree big wheel big-head