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consciousness-raising

noun
cons·​cious·​ness-raising

Definition of consciousness-raising 

: an increasing of concerned awareness especially of some social or political issue

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1968, in the meaning defined above

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consciousness-raising

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English Language Learners Definition of consciousness-raising

: the process of making people understand and be interested in important social or political issues

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