"platinum rule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: platinum rules [plural]
Etymology: By analogy to the golden rule. Head templates: {{en-noun}} platinum rule (plural platinum rules)
  1. (ethics) The principle that one should treat people the way they want to be treated, as opposed to the way one wants to be treated by them. Categories (topical): Ethics
    Sense id: en-platinum_rule-en-noun-jVeJt5co Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. (ethics, humorous) The principle that one should treat people the exact same way those people treat others. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Ethics
    Sense id: en-platinum_rule-en-noun-BOnsj6Ik Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: golden rule, silver rule

Inflected forms

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