Meaning & use
upliftment
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The act or process of raising the social, moral, or economic condition of a person or community.
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The charity focuses on the upliftment of rural communities through education and microfinance.
Community leaders spoke about upliftment as central to the town's long-term recovery plan.
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Common in South African and South Asian English, where it is used more often than the more standard 'upliftment' equivalent, 'uplift.'
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