code of ethics

noun phrase

: a set of rules about good and bad behavior

The company has its own code of ethics.

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Moving forward, the board will commit to taking formal votes for recesses and will schedule a training session to review the board’s goals and the code of ethics, Isenhour said. —

Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025 Others live by a code of ethics, making sure to offer scientifically valuable specimens to universities or museums first. —

thehustle.co, 2 Aug. 2024 In 1973, the Annual Meeting endorsed the Davos Manifesto, a code of ethics for business leaders that lays out Schwab's principles of stakeholder capitalism. —

Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025 This is understandable, given that trust and a high code of ethics will be necessary to oversee the incorporation of AI at work. —

Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for code of ethics

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