Used in reference to a person's ability to judge what is right and wrong and act accordingly.
‘he is by no means the only senior politician who has mislaid his moral compass’
‘"We will protect you," they say, but their moral compasses point toward money.’
‘Jeff tries to act as a sort of moral compass to Johnny, but usually all he gets for his trouble is some harsh words.’
‘It suggests a similarly false image of a helpless teen without a moral compass, at the mercy of "bad influences."’
‘They are exposed for what they are - human beings whose moral compasses have become twisted.’
‘Even the doctor, whose moral compass has been hopelessly skewed, risks his privileged position and his life to save her.’
‘The network and the producers may have had their hearts in the right place, but they left their brains and moral compass at home!’
‘He wants to do the right thing, but his resistance to prison trumps his moral compass, especially after he finds out Marvin's dirty little secrets.’
‘His moral compass has gone haywire.’
‘This album's loftier goal is to locate one's "moral compass" in a country that seems to have none.’
‘Lacking a moral compass, they inflict their bitterness, suspicion, disappointment and rage on their current relationships.’
‘He's not just slobby - he's feckless, almost amoral and as a result Rachel becomes a moral compass for him as much as a lead for the film.’
‘In those cases they must use their own judgement, relying on their own personal moral compass and using their own discretion.’
‘More important, the work reset his moral compass.’
‘We've managed through a 36% downsizing, a 25% drop in revenue, and an even greater drop in our stock price without losing our moral compass or our culture.’
‘One could certainly argue that, over time, the moral compass changes within the same society.’
‘He was bereft of any moral compass.’
‘Emotional responses can act as a moral compass in responding to the other and in guiding one's sense of the situation.’
‘Society has lost its moral compass and sense of certainty about right and wrong.’
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