social contract
social contract noun: an implicit agreement or contract among members of a society governing such matters as submission of individuals to the rule of law and acceptable conduct.
Noun
social contract (plural social contracts)
- An implicit agreement or contract among members of a society governing such matters as submission of individuals to the rule of law and acceptable conduct.
- In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]2013 May 17, George Monbiot, “Money just makes the rich suffer”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 23, page 19
- When scammers large and small live better than those creating value in the real economy, the Social Contract has ceased to exist.2023 April 24, Charles Hugh Smith, America's Social Contract Is Broken
- Synonyms:
- social compact
social contract meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay
social contract in Tamil
- agreement or contract
- சமூக ஒப்பந்தம் camūka oppantam
social contract in Tagalog
- agreement or contract
- kasunduang panlipunan
social contract in Arabic
- agreement or contract
- عَقْد اِجْتِمَاعِيّ ʕaqd ijtimāʕiyy
social contract in Malay
- agreement or contract
- kontrak sosial
More languagesFewer languages
- social contract in Indonesian
- kontrak sosial
- social contract in Vietnamese
- khế ước xã hội
Synonyms of social contract
Forms of social contract
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Questions about social contract
- What does social contract mean?
- Social contract means an implicit agreement or contract among members of a society governing such matters as submission of individuals to the rule of law and acceptable conduct.
- What is social contract in Tamil?
- Social contract in Tamil is சமூக ஒப்பந்தம் (camūka oppantam). See Social contract meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is social contract?
- Social contract is a noun.
- What is the plural of social contract?
- The plural of social contract is social contracts.
Words near social contract in the dictionary
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