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SOCIAL CONTRACT
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society; individual surrenders liberty in return for protection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("social contract" is a kind of...):
accord; agreement (harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters)
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