Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

social contract

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
so-cial -con-tract
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

social contracts (plural)

Synonyms

social compact

Questions

What does social contract mean?
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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