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Adjective[edit]
ruling
- That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
- Synonyms: governing, (of a monarch) regnant, (of a monarch) reigning, (of a government; used after the noun) in power
- the ruling monarch
- a ruling passion
- 2013 March 12, Andrew Jacobs, Patrick Zuo, Shi Da, quoting Zhou Zhongxiao, “Non-Communist Parties Lend China an Air of Pluralism, Without the Mess”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-03-15, Asia Pacific[2]:
- Zhou Zhongxiao, 30, an executive at an online dating site in Beijing, said his participation in the China Democratic League had provided an outlet for promoting his pet project: the preservation of traditional wedding rituals. “We provide a useful service by helping the ruling party govern the country,” he said, adding with impatience, “Why does a party always have to be seeking political power?”
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that rules
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Noun[edit]
ruling (plural rulings)
- An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
- 1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291:
- These orders are now cancelled as a result of the Minister's ruling.
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an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority
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Verb[edit]
ruling
- present participle and gerund of rule
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