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major premise

noun

  1. logic the premise of a syllogism containing the predicate of its conclusion

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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ā€œThe major premise of this argument is fundamentally flawed,ā€ the judge wrote, saying the constitution does not specify ā€œrestored to all civil rights.ā€

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A major premise for early American support was Ukraine’s 1994 agreement to give up its large nuclear weapons arsenal in return for American, Russian and British guarantees of Ukraine’s borders.

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ā€œAll human beings have brains, that’s my major premise. Do you not agree?ā€

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A major premise of the report is that polarization is driven by groups on the extremes, leaving groups in the middle ā€œexhausted,ā€ when they could otherwise bring us together.

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Acceptance of its major premise — that no one be denied health care — is more widespread than ever.

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