rule
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custom
government
govern
reign
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- reign
- govern
- be in power
- hold sway
- wear the crown
- be in authority
- be number one
control
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- control
- dominate
- monopolize
- tyrannize
- be pre-eminent
- have the upper hand over
be prevalent
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- be prevalent
- prevail
- predominate
- hold sway
- be customary
- preponderate
- obtain
rule someone out
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Synonyms for rule
the act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled
the continuous exercise of authority over a political unit
a system by which a political unit is controlled
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a principle governing affairs within or among political units
a code or set of codes governing action or procedure, for example
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a regular or customary matter, condition, or course of events
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to occupy the preeminent position in
to make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law
rule out: to prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action
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Synonyms for rule
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
something regarded as a normative example
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prescribed guide for conduct or action
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
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the duration of a monarch's or government's power
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dominance or power through legal authority
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
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any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
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a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
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- law of nature
- law
- Gestalt law of organization
- Gestalt principle of organization
- Le Chatelier principle
- Le Chatelier-Braun principle
- Le Chatelier's law
- Le Chatelier's principle
- Gresham's Law
- mass-energy equivalence
- Naegele's rule
- law of parsimony
- Occam's Razor
- Ockham's Razor
- principle of parsimony
- principle of equivalence
- principle of liquid displacement
- Huygens' principle of superposition
- principle of superposition
- superposition principle
- superposition
- mass action
- mass-action principle
- localisation
- localisation of function
- localisation principle
- localization of function
- localization principle
- localization
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
decide with authority
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
mark or draw with a ruler
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