family values
plural noun
: values especially of a traditional or conservative kind which are held to promote the sound functioning of the family and to strengthen the fabric of society
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Some place a greater emphasis on universalist goals (like reducing climate change), others on communitarian or family values (like patriotism), others on individual freedom.
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Hec Paris Insights, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Already living in Orlando, his work will include aligning the Magic organization with DeVos family values, deepening community and partner relationships and helping shape strategy across basketball and business operations.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Orban, in power since 2010 in the EU member Central European country, portrays himself as defending family values and said in February that organizers should not even bother organizing Pride in Budapest this year.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 June 2025
My work reaches underneath the family tree, beyond Black family values, and attempts to examine our relationship with the United States.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Hec Paris Insights, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Already living in Orlando, his work will include aligning the Magic organization with DeVos family values, deepening community and partner relationships and helping shape strategy across basketball and business operations.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Orban, in power since 2010 in the EU member Central European country, portrays himself as defending family values and said in February that organizers should not even bother organizing Pride in Budapest this year.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 June 2025
My work reaches underneath the family tree, beyond Black family values, and attempts to examine our relationship with the United States.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for family values
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“Family values.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20values. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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