Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contractualism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-trac-tu-al-ism
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A political theory based on the idea of a social contract between a ruler and their subjects.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the customary part of the ceremony in which the monarch was presented before the people in his regalia for popular acclaim was removed altogether for fear that it be interpreted as incipient contractualism."

Etymology

From contractual + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: contractual

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does contractualism mean?: A political theory based on the idea of a social contract between a ruler and their subjects.
Where does contractualism come from?: From contractual + -ism.

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