social construct

noun

formal

: an idea that has been created and accepted by the people in a society

Class distinctions are a social construct.

Examples of social construct in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The current five-day, 40-hour standard is a social construct, established in the 1930s after union efforts and Henry Ford's influence. — Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

But for Native Americans, race is not merely a social construct. — David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026

Like Nighty Night, Such Brave Girls takes a sledgehammer to the flimsy framework of manners that keeps the British social construct (barely) hanging together, exposing the malice and envy that so often lie beneath the politeness. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025

Nobility is a social construct that conflates social status with positive character traits and has been used for centuries to justify the hoarding of power and wealth. — F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for social construct

• abduct
• conduct
• deduct
• destruct
• induct
• instruct
• obstruct
• aqueduct
• deconstruct
• reconstruct
• bucked
• chucked