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Definition: Code Of Conduct |
Code Of ConductNoun1. A set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Code Of ConductSynonym: code of behavior (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Code Of Conduct |
| English words defined with "code of conduct": courtly love ♦ knight errantry. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "code of conduct": ETIQUETTE ♦ Standing Rules. (references) |
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Screenplays | I have two books at my bedside, Lieutenant: the Marine Corps Code of Conduct and the King James Bible. (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | This Code was drawn up by the French Franchise Association as the code of conduct for franchisers. (references) | |
It is mandatory for the leasing companies to be members of the Association, which helps develop a common code of conduct and professional interaction within the industry. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Mexico | In 1998 the Government and representatives of many religious denominations signed a religious code of conduct that reaffirms freedom of religion. (references) |
India | Designed to be a self-regulating mechanism for the press, it investigates complaints of irresponsible journalism and sets a code of conduct for publishers. (references) | |
India | The Council publicly criticizes newspapers or journalists it believes have broken the code of conduct, but its findings, while noted by the press community, carry no legal weight. (references) | |
Economic History | Netherlands | Legislation and an industry code of conduct providing for a marginal reduction of takeover defenses took effect in 1997. (references) |
Hungary | All members of DSA have pledged to honor the Association's Code of Conduct which requires fair treatment vis-à-vis the customers. (references) | |
Kenya | Resumption of aid is tied to the government passing the Public Service Code of Conduct Bill, the Anti-Corruption and Economics Crimes Bill, and the privatization of Telkom Kenya, among others. (references) | |
Human Rights | Belize | Police are required to follow "The Judges' Rules," a code of conduct governing police interaction with arrested persons. (references) |
United Arab Emirates | In September the Emirate of Sharjah promulgated a "decency" law, or Code of Conduct, setting standards for dress and behavior in public. (references) | |
Belize | Prisoners enforce their own code of conduct and have attacked prisoners convicted of particularly serious crimes, such as child molestation. (references) | |
Minorities | Pakistan | Government efforts to stem a wave of sectarian violence in the weeks leading up to Muharram, including mass arrests of those suspected of participating in sectarian violence and a public call for religious leaders to enforce a code of conduct, resulted in fewer deaths during Muharram compared with 2000. Antiterrorist courts handed down convictions against several individuals accused of sectarian violence during the year; however, government authorities did not detain suspects in many other cases of sectarian violence. (references) |
Political Economy | HONDURAS | Some U.S.-owned apparel-assembly plants have implemented the Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production, an industry code of conduct. (references) |
ITALY | The footwear and textile industries have established a code of conduct that prohibits the use of child labor in their international as well as national activities, applicable to subcontractors as well. (references) | |
Political Rights | Bosnia and Herzegovina | The election law contains provisions regulating almost all aspects of national, entity, cantonal, municipal, and local elections, including voter registration, certification of candidates, code of conduct for parties, campaign finance, media, and observers. (references) |
Women | Italy | In 1999 the Labor Ministry and major trade union confederations agreed on a code of conduct regarding sexual harassment in the workplace. (references) |
Worker Rights | Honduras | In 1997 the AHM adopted a voluntary code of conduct governing salaries and working conditions in the industry and recognizing workers' right to organize. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
code of conduct | 179 |
corporate code of conduct | 13 |
employee code of conduct | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "code of conduct"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | vedtage adfærdsregler (to lay down a Code of Conduct), De Forenede Nationers Konvention om en Kodeks for Linjekonferencer (United Nations Convention on the Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences), adfærdskodeks for observatørerne (code of conduct for observers). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Conferentie van de UN inzake een gedragscode voor lijnvaartconferences (UN Conference on a code of conduct for liner conferences), Conferentie over een Gedragscode voor lijnvaartconferences (UN Conference of Plenipotentiaries on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences.), Verdrag v.d. Verenigde Naties over een gedragscode voor lijnvaartconferenties (United Nations Convention on the Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences), gedragsregels vastleggen (to lay down a Code of Conduct), gedragscode voor waarnemers (code of conduct for observers), gedragscode voor lijnvaartconferenties (Code of Conduct for liner conferences), Gedragscode inzake Politiek-Militaire Betrekkingen (Code of Conduct setting new standards in the politico-military field). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | Convention des Nations Unies relative à un code de conduite des conférences maritimes (United Nations Convention on the Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences), Conférence de l'ONU pour un code de conduite des conférences maritimes (UN Conference on a code of conduct for liner conferences), code de conduite des observateurs (code of conduct for observers), Code de conduite des conférences maritimes (Code of Conduct for liner conferences), c'est ainsi que les Neuf viennent d'adopter un code de conduite adressé à toutes leurs entreprises ayant des filiales, succursales ou représentations en Afrique du Sud (for instance the Nine have recently adopted a code of conduct for all their firms with subsidiaries), des regles de conduite sont arretees conformement... (a Code of Conduct shall be adopted pursuant to...), édicter des règles de conduite (to lay down a Code of Conduct). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Verhaltensregeln beschliessen (to lay down a Code of Conduct), Verhaltensmassregeln werden gemäss...beschlossen (a Code of Conduct shall be adopted pursuant to...), Verhaltenskodex für Beobachter (code of conduct for observers), UNO-Konferenzueber einen Verhaltenskodex fuer Linienkonferenzen (UN Conference on a code of conduct for liner conferences), so haben die Neun vor kurzem einen Verhaltenskodex verabschiedet, der sich an diejenigen ihrer Unternehmen richtet, die Tochtergesellschaften, Zweigniederlassungen oder Vertretungen in Suedafrika unterhalten (branches or representation in South Africa, for instance the Nine have recently adopted a code of conduct for all their firms with subsidiaries), Übereinkommen der Vereinten Nationen über ein Verhaltenskodex für Linienkonferenzen (United Nations Convention on the Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | convenzione delle Nazioni Unite relativa al codice di condotta delle conferenze marittime (United Nations Convention on the Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences), codice di condotta degli osservatori (code of conduct for observers), stabilire norme di comportamento (to lay down a Code of Conduct), norme di comportamento sono adottate in conformità di... (a Code of Conduct shall be adopted pursuant to...). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | odecay ofay onductcay Convenção das Nações Unidas relativa ao código de conduta das conferências marÃtimas (United Nations Convention on the Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences), código de conduta dos observadores (code of conduct for observers), regras de conduta são adoptadas de acordo com... (a Code of Conduct shall be adopted pursuant to...), estabelecer regras de conduta (to lay down a Code of Conduct). (various references) Convenio de la Naciones Unidas relativo al código de conducta de las conferencias marÃtimas (United Nations Convention on the Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences), código de conducta para los observadores (code of conduct for observers), se establecerán normas de conducta de conformidad con (a Code of Conduct shall be adopted pursuant to...), dictar normas de conducta (to lay down a Code of Conduct). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-c-d-d-e-f-n-o-o-o-t-u" | |
-4 letters: cofounded, concocted, conducted. | |
-5 letters: cocooned, conduced, confuted. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 6F 64 65      4F 66      43 6F 6E 64 75 63 74 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01101111 01100100 01100101 00100000 01001111 01100110 00100000 01000011 01101111 01101110 01100100 01110101 01100011 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C o d e   O f   C o n d u c t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 006F 0064 0065      004F 0066      0043 006F 006E 0064 0075 0063 0074 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3781707124972237818070876986 |
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