Commitment and Principle

Commitment

Commitment noun - Adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty.

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Principle and commitment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Principle" instead a noun "Commitment".

Nearby Words: commit, commission, committed

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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Commitment and principle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commitment" instead a noun "Principle".

Nearby Words: principal, principled, principally, principe

rare	rare commitment	rare principle
particular	particular commitment	particular principle
original	original commitment	original principle
sheer	sheer commitment	sheer principle
Other adjectives: entire, real, extreme, strict, aesthetic, moral, new, political, highest, different, sacred.

The Americans had been their primary opponent in these negotiations because their commitment to the nation-state principle meant they had been very reluctant to give territories which had few or no Italians in them to Italy.

Source: Golden Mean Fallacy

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