Usually means: Ethical theory based on agreements.
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  1. contractarianism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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Definitions from Wiktionary (contractarianism)

noun:  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)

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