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Definition of social contract noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

social contract

noun
 
/ˌsəʊʃl ˈkɒntrækt/
 
/ˌsəʊʃl ˈkɑːntrækt/
(also social compact)
[singular]
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  1. the agreement among citizens to behave in a way that benefits everybody that forms the basis of societyTopics People in societyc2
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