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Public Administration vocabulary · Civil Service and Public Personnel

Code of conduct

Meaning in public administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In public administration, code of conduct means: A written set of rules and principles describing how the members of an organization are expected to behave, for example on gifts, neutrality and the use of information.

In Turkish: etik davranış ilkeleri, davranış kuralları, meslek ahlakı kuralları

How it is used

Staff sign, follow or breach a code of conduct, and may be disciplined under it. Civil service codes usually stress honesty, objectivity, impartiality and integrity. Code of ethics is a close synonym, often more about values than specific rules.

Example sentences

  1. Accepting gifts from applicants is a breach of the code of conduct.

  2. All new staff must read and sign the code of conduct in their first week.

Common collocations

  • civil service code of conduct
  • breach the code of conduct
  • sign the code of conduct
  • code of ethics
  • conflict of interestA situation in which an official's personal interests, such as family, business or financial links, could affect, or seem to affect, the way they carry out their public duties.
  • public officialAny person who holds a position in a public body and acts with its authority, including civil servants, appointed heads of institutions and elected office holders.
  • corruptionThe dishonest use of public power or position for private gain, such as taking bribes, favouring relatives or stealing public funds.
  • whistleblowerAn employee or insider who reports wrongdoing inside an organization, such as fraud, corruption or danger to the public, to managers, authorities or the media.

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