0 a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works:
The machine works according to the principle of electromagnetic conduction.
The organization works on the principle that all members have the same rights.
In principle I agree with the idea, but in practice it's not always possible.
2 a moral rule or standard of good behavior or fair dealing:
3 a basic truth that explains or controls how something happens or works:
4 a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works:
a principle of sth Those who paid the most would be earning the most: it's a pretty basic principle of fair taxation.
basic/fundamental/general principle The general principles of project management are much the same in the two cases.
on the principle that The organization works on the principle that all members have the same rights.
6 if you agree with or believe something in principle, you agree with the idea in general, although you might not agree with all the details or support it in every situation:
In principle, we support the merger, but we think the value is insufficient.
The EU may also move to implement a ban on new investment, previously agreed in principle.
In principle, bonuses ought to fall when conditions get tough. In practice, they don't.
The school is based on the fundamental principle that each child should develop its full potential.
The government has promised to uphold the principles of democracy.
In the 1870s and 1880s, doctors began to follow the principles of antiseptic surgery.
The party's principles are basically egalitarian.
Johnson calls this phenomenon 'the principle of minimal effort'.
Alternatively, one can propose a general licensing principle that permits such violations at that level.
That principle, to recall, said that an agent should per form those actions demanded by plans it was optimal to adopt.
He thus sought to rehabilitate the doctrine of five principles for his project of philosophical chemistry by providing them with a corpuscular ontology.
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