Synonyms for bedrock
ˈbɛdˌrɒkbedrock

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1. bedrocknoun

   solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil

   Synonyms:
   basics, basic principle, fundamentals, fundamental principle

2. fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrocknoun

   principles from which other truths can be derived

   "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"

   Synonyms:
   basics, basic principle, rudiments, fundamental principle, fundamentals

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1. • Principle
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1. List of paraphrases for "bedrock":

   cornerstone, rock, basement, foundation, basis, substrate, substratum, substrata, roc

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1. Michael Evanoff:

   Training is the bedrock to protecting lives, if you are a trained foreign service officer and you go through the training we give you, you will be better prepared to react.

2. Justice William J. Brennan:

   If there is a bedrock principle of the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.

3. Nicholas Bagley:

   The Justice Department's a bedrock convention of our constitutional structure, one that prevents the executive branch from using litigation strategy to undo Congress' handiwork.

4. Michael Wildes:

   I believe strongly in the principles of family reunification, which is a bedrock of immigration policy and law and has brought millions of people happily to our shores.

5. Joe Manchins:

   I've been pretty clear on that, voting is the bedrock of our democracy. Open, fair, secured voting. We used to go around the world and explain and show and observe voting procedures in a democracy. And now if we can't practice what we preach, we are going to basically do an overhaul, an 800-page overhaul of the voting rights.