governing principle
1governing principle — I noun allowance, autarky, freedom, doctrine, dogma, guideline, limitation, maxim, mode of management, permission, policy, precepts, procedure, prohibition, protocol, restraint, rule, strategy, tactics, tenet II index policy (plan of action)… …
2governing — adjective 1 (only before noun) having the power to control an organization, country etc: governing body (=the group of people controlling an institution): the university s governing body | governing party (=the political party that is governing a …
3governing — gov|ern|ing [ˈgʌvənıŋ US ər ] adj 1.) [only before noun] having the power and authority to control an organization, country etc = ↑ruling ▪ FIFA is the governing body of world soccer (=the group of people who control it) . ▪ The Democrats are now …
4Principle — Prin ci*ple, n. [F. principe, L. principium beginning, foundation, fr. princeps, cipis. See {Prince}.] 1. Beginning; commencement. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Doubting sad end of principle unsound. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A source, or origin; that… …
5Principle of contradiction — Principle Prin ci*ple, n. [F. principe, L. principium beginning, foundation, fr. princeps, cipis. See {Prince}.] 1. Beginning; commencement. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Doubting sad end of principle unsound. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A source, or… …
6principle — ► NOUN 1) a fundamental truth or proposition serving as the foundation for belief or action. 2) a rule or belief governing one s personal behaviour. 3) morally correct behaviour and attitudes. 4) a general scientific theorem or natural law. 5) a… …
7Principle of material objectivity — is an obsolete term and should be replaced by principle of material frame indifference. ( I was responsible for introducing the obsolete term in 1958 and now regret that I misled a lot of people , Walter Noll). Here is a precise statement of the… …
8governing — gov|ern|ing [ gʌvərnıŋ ] adjective only before noun 1. ) a governing authority has the power to govern a country, city, etc.: a governing party/authority/coalition the governing class of ancient Rome 2. ) a governing organization has the power to …
9governing — UK [ˈɡʌvə(r)nɪŋ] / US [ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ] adjective [only before noun] 1) a governing authority has the power to govern a country, city etc a governing party/authority/coalition the governing class of ancient Rome 2) a governing organization has the… …
10Principle (disambiguation) — The term law is often used to refer to universal principles that describe the fundamental nature of something, to universal properties and relationships between things, or to descriptions that purport to explain these principles and relationships …
