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  1. principles

    A principle is a proposition or value that is a guide for behavior or evaluation. In law, it is a rule that has to be or usually is to be followed. It can be desirably followed, or it can be an inevitable consequence of something, such as the laws observed in nature or the way that a system is constructed. The principles of such a system are understood by its users as the essential characteristics of the system, or reflecting system's designed purpose, and the effective operation or use of which would be impossible if any one of the principles was to be ignored. A system may be explicitly based on and implemented from a document of principles as was done in IBM's 360/370 Principles of Operation. Examples of principles are, entropy in a number of fields, least action in physics, those in descriptive comprehensive and fundamental law: doctrines or assumptions forming normative rules of conduct, separation of church and state in statecraft, the central dogma of molecular biology, fairness in ethics, etc. In common English, it is a substantive and collective term referring to rule governance, the absence of which, being "unprincipled", is considered a character defect. It may also be used to declare that a reality has diverged from some ideal or norm as when something is said to be true only "in principle" but not in fact.

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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  

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    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

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  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. George Washington:

    [T]he policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body) may be much questioned; for, by so doing, they retain the language, habits, and principles (good or bad) which they bring with them. Whereas by an intermixture with our people, they, or their descendants, get assimilated to our customs, measures, and laws: in a word, soon become one people.

  2. Scott Huver:

    This move certainly feels like the top of a very slippery slope, while it is very difficult to fault either Sony or the theater chains for a reluctance to show the movie, it is most certainly a blow to free speech and creative expression — two of America’s most vital guiding principles.

  3. Auberon Herbert:

    Politics must be the battle of the principles... the principle of liberty against the principle of force.

  4. Zhang Jun:

    The current situation in Ukraine is the result of many complex factors. China always makes its own position according to the merits of the matter itself. We believe that all countries should solve international disputes by peaceful means in line with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.

  5. Rod Rosenstein:

    We need to avoid any temptation to compromise important principles and seek a short-term benefit at the expense of long-term values. The Department of Justice, in which I serve, must never be Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

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