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tenet

noun

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A principle or belief held by a group or within a system of thought.

Open access was a central tenet of the reading club.
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For years, the student arts society had followed an orthodox method of choosing one chair for the entire exhibition season. A central tenet of the society was that every member deserved a meaningful voice in its decisions.
From Which Traditions Deserve to Continue?.
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