adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an unwritten constitution (= a constitution that is not formally written down as a separate document )
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Britain's unwritten constitution allows for flexibility when circumstances change.
an unwritten rule (= a rule of behaviour that everyone in a group understands )
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There’s an unwritten rule that you never call an actor before 10 a.m.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
rule
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Certain unwritten rules may apply with regard to hospitality.
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Although people management is not a science, it has a system of unwritten rules and logic.
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Norms can be thought of as unwritten rules .
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By an unwritten rule , they avoided controversy for the sake of good fellowship.
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Without unwritten rules civilised life would be impossible.
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But managers know the unwritten rules when they enter the business.
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There are a number of unwritten rules or axioms which perhaps need to be questioned.
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There is an unwritten rule in their crowd.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both sides claimed the other had broken a 1993 unwritten agreement to avoid targeting civilians.
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By an unwritten rule, they avoided controversy for the sake of good fellowship.
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Norms can be thought of as unwritten rules.
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One of the unwritten job descriptions of a basketball coach is as second father to the players.
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Whatever the outcome the long-standing, unwritten code of behaviour that governs relations between ministers and civil servants would be gravely battered.
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Without unwritten rules civilised life would be impossible.