norms

Synonyms

culture code guidance criterion ethic conformity benchmark yardstick principia criteria mutational

Phrases with the word

social norms different norms norms of conduct behavioural norms societal norms international legal norms

Examples

The U.N. is worse than disaster. The U.N. creates conflicts. Look at the disgraceful U.N. Human Rights Council: It transmits norms which are harmful, anti-liberty and anti-Semitic, among other things. The world would be better off in its absence. Charles Krauthammer

As long as we continue to be imprisoned within the corrupt and rancid norms of the intellect, it will be more than impossible to experience that which is not of the mind, that which is not of time, that which is real. Samael Aun Weor

I see history as really cyclical in terms of the intense idealism, and the desire to create a better life outside of societal norms. Lauren Groff

People are going to behave however the social norms permit, and beyond that. Max Cannon

Markets are useful instruments for organizing productive activity. But unless we want to let the market rewrite the norms that govern social institutions, we need a public debate about the moral limits of markets. Michael J. Sandel

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms. Anthony Storr