Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an altruistic manner; for the benefit of another; benevolently; unselfishly.
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- adverb Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to egoistic or selfish.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an altruistic manner
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Examples
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An academic who can altruistically guide the institution to help the housing market?
Fannie, Freddie Face Pay Cuts Nick Timiraos 2012
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Someone explain to me how, if they were going to altruistically donate their $100 million investment in fusion, they were going to afford that Manhattan penthouse apartment, no matter how bohemian it was!?
Vivian Norris de Montaigu: Green Energy Boys Not So Different Than the Good Ole Oil Boys Vivian Norris de Montaigu 2010
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In other words, while staying together for the kids is done altruistically for children, it might in the end up being more harmful than helpful.
Dr. Andrew Root: My Parents New Love Excludes Me: A Response to 'Can Divorce Be For the Sake of the Children?' Dr. Andrew Root 2011
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Tangentially, the debate also revolved around whether readers should altruistically support independent bookstores by agreeing to pay higher prices, or act as any other savvy consumer would and hold out for the best bargains.
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Inclusive fitness theory makes the worker the center of attention, asking why the worker behaves altruistically and raises the offspring of the queen.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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In other words, while staying together for the kids is done altruistically for children, it might in the end up being more harmful than helpful.
Dr. Andrew Root: My Parents New Love Excludes Me: A Response to 'Can Divorce Be For the Sake of the Children?' Dr. Andrew Root 2011
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In other words, while staying together for the kids is done altruistically for children, it might in the end up being more harmful than helpful.
Dr. Andrew Root: My Parents New Love Excludes Me: A Response to 'Can Divorce Be For the Sake of the Children?' Dr. Andrew Root 2011
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In 1928, the United States cosponsored the Kellogg-Briand Treaty, in which more than sixty nations ambitiously and altruistically agreed to outlaw war.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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In other words, while staying together for the kids is done altruistically for children, it might in the end up being more harmful than helpful.
Dr. Andrew Root: My Parents New Love Excludes Me: A Response to 'Can Divorce Be For the Sake of the Children?' Dr. Andrew Root 2011
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If the cost (c) of acting altruistically divided by the benefit (b) to the recipient of cooperation is less than the coefficient of relatedness (r) of the two individuals (the probability that both individuals possess the gene in question), then genes for cooperation could evolve.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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