code of conduct

Definitions

A set of rules dictating acceptable behavior and decisions in a specified environment.

Equivalents

10 more languages

Suomikäyttäytymisohjeohjeohjesääntö

हिन्दीआचार संहिता

Հայերենվարքականոն

Italianocodice di condotta

日本語行動規範

ქართულიქცევის კოდექსი

Nederlandsgedragscode

Русскийко́декс поведе́нияно́рмы поведе́ния

Svenskauppförandekod

Tiếng Việtđiều lệ

Examples

“What use⟳ have⟳ I ever had from this religion that has been dinned into me? It gave me false ideas of the world and nature which I have⟳ had to unlearn. It gave me an unworkable code of conduct which I never tried to follow⟳, but I got into trouble⟳ for it.”

“In spite of the maturity of his years and of the savage rigidity of the mould that had formed him, his nature was undergoing an expansion. There was a burgeoning within him of strange feelings and unwonted impulses. His old code of conduct was changing.”

“That iron-bound code of conduct which rules the Anglo-Indian, in the first days of the voyage had threatened to ostracize Karamaneh and Aziz, by reason⟳ of the Eastern blood to which their brilliant but peculiar type⟳ of beauty bore witness.”

“Mr Blunkett quit⟳ after breaking the ministerial code of conduct over paid work⟳ he took while out of the Cabinet. John Hutton is to replace⟳ him.”

“The conversational free-for-all on the Internet known as the blogosphere can be a prickly and unpleasant place⟳. Now, a few prominent figures in high technology are proposing a blogger code of conduct to clean⟳ up the quality of online discourse.”

“Nodding to critics who contend that the movie industry hasn’t done enough to fight⟳ sexual harassment, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday that it would be establishing a “code of conduct” for its members.”

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