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rule

Definition for rule

noun as in standard, principle of behavior

Strongest matches

decree, guideline, law, order, precedent, regulation, ruling, statute, test

Strong matches

aphorism, apothegm, assize, axiom, basis, canon, command, commandment, criterion, decorum, dictum, direction, edict, etiquette, formula, fundamental, gnome, guide, keynote, keystone, maxim, model, moral, ordinance, precept, prescription, propriety, regimen, tenet, truism

Weak matches

brocard, chapter and verse, decretion, no-no's, the book, the numbers

noun as in leadership of organization

Strongest matches

administration, authority, control, domination, government, power, regime, reign, sovereignty

Strong matches

ascendancy, command, direction, dominion, empire, influence, jurisdiction, supremacy, sway

Weak match

noun as in method, way

Strongest matches

custom, policy, practice, procedure

Strong matches

course, formula, habit, normalcy, normality, routine

Weak match

order of things

verb as in govern, manage

Strongest matches

conduct, control, dominate, lead, order, overrule, prevail, run, take over

Strong matches

administer, bridle, command, curb, decree, dictate, direct, domineer, guide, predominate, preponderate, preside, regulate, reign, restrain, sway

Weak matches

be in authority, be in driver's seat, be in power, crack the whip, hold sway, hold the reins, keep under one's thumb, lay down the law, rule the roost, run the show, sit on top of

verb as in judge, decide

Strongest matches

conclude, determine, establish, find, hold, resolve

Strong matches

adjudge, adjudicate, decree, deduce, figure, fix, gather, infer, postulate, prescribe, pronounce, settle, theorize

Weak matches

lay down, pass upon

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Example Sentences

Thune told South Dakota reporters Wednesday that he would prefer to avoid a recess appointment but did not rule it out.

From Los Angeles Times

How detrimental will President-elect Donald Trump’s second term be to the rule of law?

From Los Angeles Times

Trump’s first attorney general, the conservative former Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, outraged him with his fidelity to the rule of law at key junctures.

From Los Angeles Times

Members of the paramilitary force insist their cause is a righteous continuance of resistance to British rule extending back to the Norman invasion in the 12th century.

From Salon

Questions were naturally raised about whether the ligament injury would rule her out of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, which have got under way this week in Malaga.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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