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[Itasan]

"He had no business tampering with social services."
Again, I have trouble understanding this sentence.
Does it mean "He had no right to oppose social services"?

Thank you.

[Buddhaheart]

No, it doesn’t mean "He had no right to oppose social services."

‘Tampering’ means interfering with or changing in a way so as to weaken or to damage; busying oneself with other people’s things or affairs without being asked or needed; meddling in & etc.

Therefore "He had no business tampering with social services." means “ "He had no right or business busying himself or interfering with or meddling in ‘social services’."

I have some trouble understanding your term ‘social services’ in this sentence.

[Itasan]

Thank you very much, Buddhaheart.
>>I have some trouble understanding your term ‘social services’ in this sentence.<<
Yes, I do too. Sorry there is no further context
because it was a sample sentence in a dictionary.