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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescontratto sociale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: konˈtratto soˈtʃale
"Il contratto sociale garantisce i diritti e i doveri dei cittadini."
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An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
"Citizens surrender certain liberties to the government in exchange for security as part of the social contract."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the political and philosophical concept popularized in the 18th century by Enlightenment thinkers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau, from the combination of 'social' (relating to society) and 'contract' (an agreement).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Social contract" is said worldwide
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contrat social
Transliteration: kɔ̃.tʁa sɔ.sjal
"Le contrat social est à la base de toute société démocratique."
Gesellschaftsvertrag
Transliteration: ɡəˈsɛlschaftsfɛɐ̯ˌtʁaːk
"Der Gesellschaftsvertrag regelt das Verhältnis zwischen Bürgern und Staat."
contratto sociale
Transliteration: konˈtratto soˈtʃale
"Il contratto sociale garantisce i diritti e i doveri dei cittadini."
contrato social
Transliteration: konˈtɾato soˈsjal
"El respeto a las leyes es parte fundamental del contrato social."
contrato social
Transliteration: kõˈtɾatu suˈsjaw
"O contrato social é essencial para a convivência pacífica em sociedade."
सामाजिक अनुबंध
Transliteration: sāmājik anubandh
"सामाजिक अनुबंध नागरिकों और सरकार के बीच का एक समझौता है।"
社会契约
Transliteration: shè huì qì yuē
"社会契约论是启蒙运动时期的重要政治哲学理论。"
사회계약
Transliteration: sahoe geyak
"근대 민주주의는 사회계약 사상에 뿌리를 두고 있다."
社会契約
Transliteration: shakai keiyaku
"ルソーは社会契約論の中で国家の正当性を説いた。"
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