manifest function
noun Sociology.
any function of an institution or other social phenomenon that is planned and intentional.
Compare
latent function.
Origin of manifest function
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby manifest function
manicurist,
manifer,
manifest,
manifest content,
manifest destiny,
manifest function,
manifest hyperopia,
manifestant,
manifestation,
manifestative,
manifesting heterozygote