Question of the Day #187

"In the wake of Harvey Weinstein, film Academy issues new code of conduct"
From the headline of this article at USA Today.

上記の文で、code of conduct の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "code of conduct" mean?

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解答

意味： 英辞郎によると、


行動準則［規範］、行為規範

なお、複数形はcodes of conductになるので注意してください。

Answer

According to Cambridge Dictionary:

a set of rules about how to behave and do business with other people

Examples

• The pharmaceutical industry's voluntary code of conduct says doctors may not be given gifts in exchange for an agreement to prescribe a product.
• Doctors in Britain say a new code of conduct is urgently needed to protect the doctor-patient relationship.
• "Those larger groups have a code of conduct enforced by a full-time personnel manager or fixer." Times, Sunday Times (2014)
• A handbook of an organization setting forth rules for behavior by members is an example of a code of conduct.