principle,
rule, standard, precept (formal), tenet (formal)
order,
command, decree, prescription, injunction, directive, diktat, edict,
pronouncement
verbalize,
say, say aloud, read out, read aloud, speak, utter
order,
state, command, decree, ordain (formal), lay down, prescribe, impose
determine,
have a bearing on, influence, shape, affect, control, direct (formal)