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base(noun, organization, concept, support, regulation)
32
basis(noun, organization, concept, law, support)
25
groundwork(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
ground(noun, law, support, regulation, cause)
14
bottom(noun, support, cause, substance)
14
institution(noun, organization, act, work)
14
organization(noun, act, development, structure)
14
origination(noun, act, cause, plan)
13
origin(noun, law, regulation, body, cause)
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reason(noun, cause, substance, base)
11
substratum(noun, support, hold, cause)
10
creation(noun, act, cause, plan)
10
cause(noun, regulation, cause, rule)
9
core(noun, organization, cause, base)
9
fundamental(noun, adjective, law, regulation, part)
9
infrastructure(noun, organization, support, cause)
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