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base(noun, organization, concept, support, regulation)
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basis(noun, organization, concept, law, support)
25
groundwork(noun, organization, support, hold, study)
23
support(noun, organization, support, cause, substance)
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substructure(noun, organization, support, hold, study)
17
underpinning(noun, organization, support, hold, cause)
16
root(noun, organization, support, body, cause)
15
establishment(noun, organization, business, study, act)
15
footing(noun, organization, support, hold, cause)
14
foot(noun, support, substance, rest, base)
14
ground(noun, law, support, regulation, cause)
14
bottom(noun, support, cause, start, substance)
14
institution(noun, organization, act, work, start)
14
organization(noun, act, start, development, structure)
14
origination(noun, act, cause, start, plan)
13
basement(noun, support, rest, base, balance)
13
origin(noun, law, regulation, body, cause)
12
founding(noun, development, creation, formation)
12
fundament(noun, support, rest, base, basis)
11
reason(noun, cause, start, substance, base)
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