Ruling — synonyms, definition

1. ruling (a)

capital chief executive foremost governing initial leading managing principal sovereign

2. ruling (Noun)

authority command declaration decree direction dominion edict enactment equity government judgment law mandate opinion order ordinance power proclamation pronouncement rule • • •

ruling (Noun) — (law) the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself).

ruling (Noun) — An order or decision from someone in authority.

judgement judgment judicial decision Bakke decision fatwa

3. ruling (Adjective)

regnant reigning

ruling (Adjective) — Exercising power or authority. ex. "The date of accession of each of the four members of the ruling dynasty was found"

4. ruling (Verb)

decreeing dominating excelling finding harnessing predominating prevailing reining standing out surpassing

ruling (Verb) — Exercise authority over; as of nations. ex. "Who is ruling the country now?"

ruling (Verb) — Decide with authority. ex. "The King ruled that all firstborn males should be killed"

ruling (Verb) — Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. ex. "Hispanics rule in this neighbourhood"

ruling (Verb) — Decide on and make a declaration about. ex. "rule someone guilty"

ruling (Verb) — Have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac.

ruling (Verb) — Mark or draw with a ruler. ex. "rule the margins"

ruling (Verb) — Keep in check. ex. "rule one's temper"

ruling (Verb) — Distinguish oneself.

accompanying attaching to bounding coming with commanding confining controlling deciding determining drawing going with judging labeling limiting making up one's mind pronouncing restraining restricting throttling trammeling dictating exceeding excelling at going past misgoverning outbalancing outranking outweighing overarching overbalancing overriding overruling overstepping overthrowing overturning passing preponderating ranking reigning reversing • • • rule out