contractarianism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

contractarian +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

contractarianism (uncountable)

The political doctrine that the legitimacy of a government derives from a (normally unstated) contract between the government and the people (normally derived from an election)

Translations[edit]

political doctrine

Finnish: kontraktarismi
German: Kontraktualismus (de) m

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