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principle
noun as in law, standard
Strongest matches
assumption, basis, convention, doctrine, ethic, foundation, fundamental, precept, proposition, regulation, rule, truth
Strong matches
axiom, canon, criterion, dictum, dogma, form, formula, ground, maxim, origin, postulate, prescript, source, theorem, usage, verity
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The author shows how statesmen have managed security problems, from antiquity to the 1970s, and distills the principles for effective practice.
The party also repealed its decadeslong ban on members of organizations operating under the Leninist principle of “democratic centralism,” effectively opening the group up to communists.
Planning consultants working for the Chinese embassy had replied that China "does not consider that, as a matter of principle, it is necessary or appropriate to provide full internal layout plans".
The new five-year plan “may help clarify some strategic goals and core principles of the anti-involution campaign, highlighting building a ‘unified national market’, curbing irresponsible local government investment, and improving local consumption,” UBS economists said.
Measurements also show that there is likely a large sea of liquid water many kilometres below the cold surface which, in principle, might harbour life.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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