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)