foundational
adjUS /faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃə.nəl/
Etymology From foundation + -al.
1
Of or relating to a foundation or foundations.
2
Fundamental or underlying.
- Racism courses through Donald Trump’s blood and is one of the foundational principles of his presidency. Which is why, when faced with one of the greatest uprisings against police brutality this nation has seen, a movement led by black people around the country and joined by all other people of color and white people as well, his only policy solution is to start a race war.2020 June 2, David S. Cohen, “Donald Trump Is Trying to Start a Race War”, in Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2020:
- Synonyms
- foundationary, groundlaying
- Derived terms
- antifoundational, foundational belief, Foundational Black American, foundationalism, foundationalist, foundationalistic, foundationality, foundationally, foundational witness, nonfoundational, postfoundational