principled
adjective
prin·ci·pled
ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəld 
-sə-bəld
: exhibiting, based on, or characterized by principle
—often used in combination
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She took a principled stand on funding public education.
a high-principled art expert who always told clients what he honestly thought their items were worth
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His economic management tends toward the transactional rather than a principled federal neglect, meaning the welcome mid-year rule drought cannot yet be presented as pure deregulation.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
That's what principled leadership looks like, and that's what the American People deserve.
—Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Political opportunism prevailed over the country’s principled federal foundations.
—Yamini Aiyar, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025
The only way to protect democratic ideas and ideals is to educate others, speak truth to power, peacefully resist, vote strategically and never lose sight of the fact that, in the absence of principled American leadership, the world will become a very ugly place.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
That's what principled leadership looks like, and that's what the American People deserve.
—Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Political opportunism prevailed over the country’s principled federal foundations.
—Yamini Aiyar, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025
The only way to protect democratic ideas and ideals is to educate others, speak truth to power, peacefully resist, vote strategically and never lose sight of the fact that, in the absence of principled American leadership, the world will become a very ugly place.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
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“Principled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/principled. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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principled
adjective
prin·ci·pled
ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəld
-sə-bəld
: based on or marked by principle
high-principled
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