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Definition of honor system noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

honor system

noun

/ˈɒnə sɪstəm/

/ˈɑːnər sɪstəm/

(US English)

(British English honour system)

[singular] (especially North American English)

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an agreement in which people are trusted to obey rulesTopics Discussion and agreementc2

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