ruler
Example Sentences
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According to the lore established in books, Daeron was considered a just and good-hearted ruler, especially compared with his father, King Aegon IV.
From Los Angeles Times
The teenager spent around a year in prison before being freed thanks to a royal pardon from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
From BBC
Yet in a later interview, he said that he wanted Iran’s rulers gone.
Shortly after Museveni took power in 1986, ending years of bloodshed and chaos under tyrannical rulers, the young president mused that leaders overstaying their welcome lay at the heart of Africa's problems.
From Barron's
It stated that Kurds were "an essential and integral part" of Syria, where they have endured decades of oppression under previous rulers.
From BBC
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