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canon
1. A law; a criterion or standard used in making judgments.
2. A principle governing the affairs of people within or among political units.
2. A principle governing the affairs of people within or among political units.
"The canons of good behavior apply to everyone."
The word canon comes from Latin meaning "rule" or "law", which came from Greek kanon, "measuring rod, rule, standard".
The other English word canon, a clergyman assigned to a large church, or who is a member of a special religious order, means "someone who lives according to a religious rule" or canon.
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