Cause and Principle

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Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Principle is a synonym for cause in agent topic. In some cases you can use "Principle" instead a noun "Cause", when it comes to topics like aim.

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Principle noun - A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.

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Cause is a synonym for principle. You can use "Cause" instead a noun "Principle".

Nearby Words: principal, principled, principally, principe

known	known cause	known principle
human	human cause	human principle
old	old cause	old principle
good	good cause	good principle
Other adjectives: physical, particular, common, original, single, entire, real, main, moral, new, major, political, different, higher, underlying.

The principle is to dress modestly and comfortably, not suggestively as to cause discomfort.

Source: Useful Notes / Indonesia
In The Initiate Brother, certain (perceived) betrayals cause characters particular grief because they violate this principle.

Source: Thicker Than Water
A President can also use this strategically: a bill that would cause a huge uproar if it failed to become law, but which the President dislikes on principle, can be stuffed in the Presidential desk.

Source: Useful Notes / American Political System

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