social contract

noun

🔊/ˌsəʊʃl ˈkɒntrækt/

🔊/ˌsəʊʃl ˈkɑːntrækt/

(also social compact)

[singular]

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the agreement among citizens to behave in a way that benefits everybody that forms the basis of society社会契约，民约（以公益约束行为）Topics People in societyc2