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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 debate over secularism - broadly, the principle that religion and government institutions should be separate - has played a significant role in the province's public discourse for almost two decades.
The Nuremberg principle was true for those trials of Nazi officials but has since been narrowed.
The same fundamental principles apply to the Cox case, even if the facts are different.
The prime minister insisted to me it was the first principles that motivated him – driving down child poverty, improving the NHS and schools.
A strategy that strengthens the body's natural capacity to replace worn-out mitochondria could, in principle, help address all of these problems at once.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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