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Meaning of social contract | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

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Examples

“In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]”
“When scammers large and small live better than those creating value in the real economy, the Social Contract has ceased to exist.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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