Governing principle

Synonyms for "governing principle" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Adjective(5 words)

administering administrativebasis for policycentral principlecentral rule

Strong matches (7)

Adjective(7 words)

controllingcore principledirectingdominant principlefoundational rulefundamental rulegoverning norm

Related words (12)

Adjective(11 words)

governmental guidingguiding principleguiding rulekey tenetpremise public regulating ruling stateunderlying principle

Noun(1 words)

metarule

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More general

11 entries

assumption authority control governance idea norm principle regulation rule standardstate policy

More specific

12 entries

administrativeaxiomatic principleeconomic principleethical principleethical standardfederal governmentlegal principlelegal standardlocal governmentmoral principleregulatoryscientific principle

Collocations

10 entries

basic governing principlecentral governing principlecore governing principlefundamental governing principlegoverning authoritygoverning bodygoverning lawgoverning policyprimary governing principleunderlying governing principle

Inflections

4 entries

governinggoverning principlesmore governingmost governing

Derivations

7 entries

govern governable governably governance governing governmental governor

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