rule
noun
[ ruːl ]
• one of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity.
• "the rules of cricket"
Similar:
regulation,
ruling,
directive,
order,
court order,
act,
law,
by-law,
statute,
edict,
canon,
ordinance,
pronouncement,
mandate,
command,
dictate,
dictum,
decree,
fiat,
proclamation,
injunction,
commandment,
prescription,
stipulation,
requirement,
precept,
guideline,
direction,
ukase,
pronunciamento,
• control of or dominion over an area or people.
• "the revolution brought an end to British rule"
Similar:
control,
jurisdiction,
command,
power,
sway,
dominion,
government,
administration,
sovereignty,
leadership,
ascendancy,
supremacy,
authority,
direction,
mastery,
hegemony,
regime,
influence,
raj,
regiment,
• the normal or customary state of things.
• "such accidents are the exception rather than the rule"
Similar:
procedure,
practice,
protocol,
convention,
standard,
norm,
form,
routine,
custom,
habit,
wont,
praxis,
• a strip of wood or other rigid material used for measuring length or marking straight lines; a ruler.
• short for Australian Rules.
rule
verb
• exercise ultimate power or authority over (an area and its people).
• "the region today is ruled by elected politicians"
Similar:
govern,
preside over,
control,
have control of,
be in control of,
lead,
be the leader of,
dominate,
run,
head,
direct,
administer,
manage,
regulate,
sway,
be in power,
be in control,
hold sway,
be in authority,
be in command,
be in charge,
be at the helm,
reign,
sit on the throne,
wear the crown,
wield the sceptre,
be monarch,
be sovereign,
• pronounce authoritatively and legally to be the case.
• "an industrial tribunal ruled that he was unfairly dismissed from his job"
Similar:
decree,
order,
direct,
pronounce,
make a judgement,
judge,
adjudge,
adjudicate,
lay down,
ordain,
decide,
find,
determine,
resolve,
settle,
establish,
hold,
asseverate,
• make parallel lines across (paper).
• "rule the pages horizontally and print the information within the rules."
• (of a price or a traded commodity with regard to its price) have a specified general level or strength.
• "in the jutes section Indus and Pak Jute ruled firm"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French reule (noun), reuler (verb), from late Latin regulare, from Latin regula ‘straight stick’.
