(also social compact )
■ noun an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for mutual social benefit, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
(also social compact )
■ noun an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for mutual social benefit, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004