BEDROCK Definition & Meaning

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bedrock

[ bed-rok ]

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noun

Geology. unbroken solid rock, overlaid in most places by soil or rock fragments.
bottom layer; lowest stratum.
any firm foundation or basis:
Technical courses will be founded on a bedrock of sound, general education so as to produce a well-rounded engineer.
the fundamental principles, as of a teaching, belief, or science:
Let's strip away the cant and get down to bedrock.

adjective

basic; fundamental.

bedrock

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noun

the solid unweathered rock that lies beneath the loose surface deposits of soil, alluvium, etc
basic principles or facts (esp in the phrase get down to bedrock )
the lowest point, level, or layer

bedrock

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The solid rock that lies beneath the soil and other loose material on the Earth's surface.

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Origin of bedrock¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; bed + rock ¹

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In the original executive order, Trump had accused the firm of playing "an outsized role in undermining the judicial process and in the destruction of bedrock American principles".

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He hailed "the wonder of a country built on the bedrock of three peoples: indigenous, French and British".

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A society where our values are felt in the bedrock of our bones.

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That statement risks a constitutional crisis because it challenges a bedrock principle of separation of powers: the holding of 1803's Marbury v.

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Presidents of both parties have understood and obeyed the bedrock principle that presidents follow court orders even those they disagree with.

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