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social contract
(redirected from Social contracts)

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social contract
n.
An agreement among the members of an organized society or between the governed and the government defining and limiting the rights and duties of each.
social contract or compact
Noun
an agreement among individuals to cooperate for greater security, which results in the loss of some personal liberties
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Noun1.social contract - an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection
accord, agreement - harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"


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