social contractn.

Brit.

/ˌsəʊʃl ˈkɒntrakt/, U.S.

/ˌsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈkɑntræk(t)/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: social adj., contract n.¹

Etymology: < social adj. + contract n.¹ With sense 2 compare French contrat social (1762 in Rousseau).

1. Any mutual agreement between specific persons, groups, or elements within a society.

ΘΚΠ

society > [noun] > social compact > between specific groups

social contract1854

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. ii. ii. 380 Social contracts which are to be governed by the same justice as private Merchandise.

1739 Old Whig I. No. 18. 163 That our natural rights are given up by a social contract, or by our entrance into society..will be very difficult to be shewn.

1809 J. Thomson Theol. Disc. Important Subj. II. xviii. 160 This covenant was not properly a social contract, but the deed of God only, by means of which he intended to confer certain favours on Abraham.

1854 H. Cox Brit. Commonw. ii. 30 The French Charte and American Constitution are modern instances of written social contracts.

1975 D. A. Shulz Marriage, Family & Personal Fulfilm. i. 5 Marriage is always a social contract, although the social functions it fulfills are more prominent in some societies than in our own.

2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 192 I once heard a senior U.N. official hymning the structure as ‘the site of the world's first social contract’.

2. Philosophy. A tacit and implicit agreement between members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, usually by sacrificing some individual freedom in return for state protection.This term was popularized by J.-J. Rousseau in Du contrat social (1762).

ΘΚΠ

society > [noun] > social compact

social compact1660

social contract1750

1750 J. Towers tr. R. Cumberland Philos. Enq. Laws Nature i. i. 95 All the Subjects of Civil Society..must acknowledge..a supreme Judge, equally indifferent to all. From the original, social Contract they are supposed to acquiesce under, and submit to his Arbitration in all Points of Debate and Litigation.

1763 W. Kenrick tr. J.-J. Rousseau Emilius & Sophia (ed. 2) IV. 245 As a people must have existed as such, before they made choice of a king, by what means were they constituted a people, unless by social contract?

1783 T. Jefferson Let. 15 Feb. in Papers (1952) VI. 248 If the term social contract is to be forced from theoretical into practical use, I shall apply it to all the laws obligatory on the state.

1849 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. (new ed.) I. iii. 351 Rousseau's dreams on the social contract.

1871 E. Mulford Nation xx. 385 The words on the lips of the Pilgrims were not of a state formed in the poor figment of the social contract.

1924 R. M. Jones Mysticism & Democracy Eng. Commonw. v. 162 Whether there be a ‘social contract’ or not, life is essentially ‘conjunct’ and there is an undying social obligation.

1966 Polit. Sci. Q. 81 38 The principles of the Social Contract, he insisted, were reducible to two.

2002 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 4 Aug. 12/2 Reich's central point is that government and business have skipped out on the social contract.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	social contract
释义	social contractn. Brit. /ˌsəʊʃl ˈkɒntrakt/, U.S. /ˌsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈkɑntræk(t)/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: social adj., contract n.¹ Etymology: < social adj. + contract n.¹ With sense 2 compare French contrat social (1762 in Rousseau). 1. Any mutual agreement between specific persons, groups, or elements within a society. ΘΚΠ society > [noun] > social compact > between specific groups social contract1854 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. ii. ii. 380 Social contracts which are to be governed by the same justice as private Merchandise. 1739 Old Whig I. No. 18. 163 That our natural rights are given up by a social contract, or by our entrance into society..will be very difficult to be shewn. 1809 J. Thomson Theol. Disc. Important Subj. II. xviii. 160 This covenant was not properly a social contract, but the deed of God only, by means of which he intended to confer certain favours on Abraham. 1854 H. Cox Brit. Commonw. ii. 30 The French Charte and American Constitution are modern instances of written social contracts. 1975 D. A. Shulz Marriage, Family & Personal Fulfilm. i. 5 Marriage is always a social contract, although the social functions it fulfills are more prominent in some societies than in our own. 2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 192 I once heard a senior U.N. official hymning the structure as ‘the site of the world's first social contract’. 2. Philosophy. A tacit and implicit agreement between members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, usually by sacrificing some individual freedom in return for state protection.This term was popularized by J.-J. Rousseau in Du contrat social (1762). ΘΚΠ society > [noun] > social compact social compact1660 social contract1750 1750 J. Towers tr. R. Cumberland Philos. Enq. Laws Nature i. i. 95 All the Subjects of Civil Society..must acknowledge..a supreme Judge, equally indifferent to all. From the original, social Contract they are supposed to acquiesce under, and submit to his Arbitration in all Points of Debate and Litigation. 1763 W. Kenrick tr. J.-J. Rousseau Emilius & Sophia (ed. 2) IV. 245 As a people must have existed as such, before they made choice of a king, by what means were they constituted a people, unless by social contract? 1783 T. Jefferson Let. 15 Feb. in Papers (1952) VI. 248 If the term social contract is to be forced from theoretical into practical use, I shall apply it to all the laws obligatory on the state. 1849 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. (new ed.) I. iii. 351 Rousseau's dreams on the social contract. 1871 E. Mulford Nation xx. 385 The words on the lips of the Pilgrims were not of a state formed in the poor figment of the social contract. 1924 R. M. Jones Mysticism & Democracy Eng. Commonw. v. 162 Whether there be a ‘social contract’ or not, life is essentially ‘conjunct’ and there is an undying social obligation. 1966 Polit. Sci. Q. 81 38 The principles of the Social Contract, he insisted, were reducible to two. 2002 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 4 Aug. 12/2 Reich's central point is that government and business have skipped out on the social contract. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1660
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