Definitions for principles
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1. principles

   Plural form of principle.

   She made her choices according to the principles she felt joyfully in her heart based on justice, truth and equality.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 23, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'principles' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1777

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'principles' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4245

How to pronounce principles?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of principles in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of principles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of principles in a Sentence

1. Rick Gaber:

   Extremism' is a word deliberately chosen for its vagueness and used by intellectual slobs who are too desperate, sneaky or lazy to say exactly what they mean. Its only purpose is to deliberately try to confuse the difference between people who are extremely good (usually because of devotion to their principles) with people who are extremely bad. The sleazeballs who use this supposedly scary, yet undefined word are not only trying to smear people of conviction and integrity, but they're also trying to divert attention away from the fact that they are obviously not people of principle themselves.

2. Venkatesh Murthy:

   The main limitations are that this is from a group of men born more than 100 years ago in Sweden, although it’s very likely that the general principles hold today, there probably was n’t much ‘ couch potato ’ behavior in those days.

3. Donald Trump:

   The best way for the Republicans to win is if I win the nomination and go directly against whoever they happen to put up. And for that reason, I have signed the pledge, so I will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican Party and for the conservative principles for which it stands.

4. Andriy Yermak:

   We can guarantee that during our term in office all investigations will be carried out transparently, these are the fundamental principles and basis of President Zelenskiy's program which we campaigned on.

5. Yukong Zhao:

   People from all over the world came to America for equal opportunities. We are trying to bring those principles back to America, this isn't just about discrimination and race. It is about justice for everyone, including (people of) all races, and social and economic statuses.

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