governing+principle

  • 71July Monarchy — (1830–1848)    The reign of the “bourgeois king,” Louis Philippe, on the restored throne of France is known as the July Monarchy. After the July Revolution of 1830, Louis Philippe (1773–1850) became the French monarch by invitation from the… …

    Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • 72follower — follower, adherent, disciple, sectary, partisan, henchman, satellite are comparable when denoting one who attaches himself to another. Follower is the inclusive term, denoting a person who attaches himself to the person or opinions of another… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 73subject — n 1 *citizen, national Antonyms: sovereign 2 Subject, matter, subject matter, argument, topic, text, theme, motive, motif, leitmotiv can mean the basic idea or the principal object of thought or attention in a discourse or artistic composition.… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 74ground rule — ground′ rule n. 1) a basic or governing principle of conduct in a situation: the ground rules of a debate[/ex] 2) spo any of certain sports rules adopted, as in baseball, for playing in a particular stadium or field …

    From formal English to slang

  • 75cost-ef|fec|tive|ness — «KST uh FEHK tihv nihs, KOST », noun. the effectiveness of an operation or system in terms of the relation of its cost to the benefit anticipated from it: »In these days, cost effectiveness has inevitably become the governing principle in all… …

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  • 76i|de´a|less — i|de|a «y DEE uh», noun. 1. a) a picture or notion of anything in the mind; mental image: »to have an idea about how a thing should look. Eating candy and playing with toys are that little child s idea of happiness. What space does the idea of a… …

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  • 77i|de|a — «y DEE uh», noun. 1. a) a picture or notion of anything in the mind; mental image: »to have an idea about how a thing should look. Eating candy and playing with toys are that little child s idea of happiness. What space does the idea of a pyramid …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 78Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

    Universalium

  • 79United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

    Universalium

  • 80education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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