Phrase guide

code of ethics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A list of statements or exemplars used by organizations to guide their members in differentiating between right and wrong and in applying understandings to their decision making.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: етичен кодекс (etičen kodeks) — Statements guiding decision making
  • Bulgarian: етически кодекс (etičeski kodeks) — Statements guiding decision making
  • Catalan: codi ètic — Statements guiding decision making
  • French: code de conduite — Statements guiding decision making
  • Galician: código ético — Statements guiding decision making
  • Georgian: ეთიკის კოდექსი (etiḳis ḳodeksi) — Statements guiding decision making
  • Hindi: आचार संहिता (ācār sãhitā) — Statements guiding decision making
  • Māori: tikanga matatika — Statements guiding decision making
  • Romanian: cod de etică — Statements guiding decision making
  • Romanian: cod de conduită — Statements guiding decision making
  • Spanish: código ético — Statements guiding decision making