What does "social responsibility" mean?

A voluntarily assumed obligation toward the good of society at large as opposed to the self alone.

Social responsibility

Q: What is a synonym for "social responsibility"?

Common synonyms include: care for invalid, charitable giving, civic duty, civic minded, civic mindedness, civic pride.

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Noun

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A voluntarily assumed obligation toward the good of society at large as opposed to the self alone.
"There are normally anti-embarrassment clauses in such arrangements and, from a corporate social responsibility point of view, the upside of standing by a tarnished individual is often outweighed by the downside."

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care for invalid charitable giving civic duty civic minded civic mindedness civic pride

Antonyms

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apathy greed irresponsibility irresponsible

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"There are normally anti-embarrassment clauses in such arrangements and, from a corporate social responsibility point of view, the upside of standing by a tarnished individual is often outweighed by the downside."

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