founding principle

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a core belief or value on which an organization or system is based

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The founding principle of the organization is transparency.
Our constitution enshrines the founding principle of equality before the law.
She challenged the founding principle in light of new evidence.
Innovation remains a founding principle of the startup’s culture.
We built the policy around a single founding principle: do no harm.
That founding principle has guided decision‑making for decades.
They codified the founding principle in the company charter.
Questioning the founding principle sparked a healthy debate.
As a founding principle, academic freedom cannot be compromised.
From this founding principle flow all other policies.