as in law
a collection or system of rules of conduct
the decalogue for scouting known as the Scout Oath
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Recent Examples of decalogue
Freedom from hard collars, from the decalogue, from parental admonitions.
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John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decalogue
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The board’s unanimous vote came weeks after pension-plan actuaries confirmed the program would be cost-neutral, as state law requires.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The opposing side has said that Idaho’s law targets and harms trans women and girls and that Hecox, specifically, mitigated any potential advantages through hormone treatments.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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In November, California voters backed the new maps through the ballot measure known as Proposition 50, voting to amend their state's constitution so that the new map could be used from 2026 to 2030.—
Nidia Cavazos,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Tanenbaum described himself as an originalist — a reference to a judicial philosophy often associated with conservative jurisprudence, which calls for the constitution to be interpreted the way its framers would have understood it.—
Divya Kumar,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Decalogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decalogue. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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