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Definition of woke adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

woke

adjective
 
/wəʊk/
 
/wəʊk/
(comparative woker, superlative wokest)
(informal, often disapproving)
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  1. aware of social and political issues and concerned that some groups in society are treated less fairly than others This word is often used in a disapproving way by people who oppose new ideas and political change and think that some other people are too easily upset about these issues.
    • Many people believe that woke ideology is dominant in the mainstream media.
    • Right-wing parties have not been slow to realize that a ‘war on woke’ can win them votes.

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