rule
— Verb
– English
～ decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
rule out
— Verb
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～ make impossible, especially beforehand
rule out
— Verb
– English
～ dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
rule in
— Verb
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～ include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
rule
— Verb
– English
～ exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
rule
— Verb
– English
～ keep in check; "rule one's temper"
rule
— Verb
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～ mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"
rule
— Verb
– English
～ have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
rule
— Verb
– English
～ decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
rule-governed
— Adjective
– English
～ according to custom or rule or natural law
ruled
— Adjective
– English
～ subject to a ruling authority; "the ruled mass"
ruler
— Noun
– English
～ 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
ruler
— Noun
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～ a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
rulership
— Noun
– English
～ the position of ruler
rules of order
— Noun
– English
～ a body of rules followed by an assembly
Robert's Rules of Order
— Noun
– English
～ a book of rules for presiding over a meeting; written by Henry M. Martin in 1876 and subsequently updated through many editions