Meaning of golden rule | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fundamental rule or principle.
   idiomatic
2. The principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.
3. A method of statutory interpretation, whereby a judge will deviate from a literal interpretation of the law to the extent necessary to circumvent obvious absurdities or (sometimes) conclusions repugnant to public policy.
   England, Wales, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“It is all-important to remember⟳ that naturalists have⟳ no golden rule⟳ by which to distinguish species and varieties; […]”

“There is one golden rule⟳ of timetable work⟳, that if a passenger train⟳ never runs to time it must be altered or other trains must be altered so that it can shake⟳ off its chronic unpunctuality.”

“Here's what we call⟳ our golden rule⟳ / Have⟳ faith in you and the things you do”

“A new book called When Nothing Works shows which groups have⟳ enjoyed the biggest rise⟳ in take-home pay⟳ since the turn⟳ of the millennium. From Tony Blair to Boris Johnson, the authors discover⟳ one golden rule⟳: the richer you are, the more money you’re given.”

“"Mr. Francis seems to understand⟳ the fundamental principle of all moral accounting, the great ethic rule⟳ of three. Let⟳ A do to B, as he would have⟳ B do to him; the product will give⟳ the rule⟳ of conduct required." My father smiled at this reduction of the golden rule⟳ to arithmetical form⟳.”

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