ruling

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/
Rhymes: -uːlɪŋ

Adjective

ruling

That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
the ruling monarch

a ruling passion

Synonyms: governing, (of a monarch) regnant, (of a monarch) reigning, (of a government; used after the noun) in power

Derived terms

Translations

that rules

Arabic: حَاكِم‎ (ḥākim)
Bulgarian: управляващ (bg) (upravljavašt), ръководещ (bg) (rǎkovodešt)
Finnish: hallitseva (fi)
French: au pouvoir, régnant (fr)
German: herrschend (de), regierend (de)
Hungarian: uralkodó (hu)
Italian: governante (it)
Russian: пра́вящий (ru) (právjaščij), госпо́дствующий (ru) (gospódstvujuščij)
Spanish: gobernante (es)

Noun

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.

Synonyms

commandment, edict, order, rule

Translations

an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority

Bulgarian: постановление (bg) n (postanovlenie)
Finnish: käsky (fi)
French: décision (fr) f, arrêt (fr)
Galician: decisión (gl) f
German: Beschluss (de) m, Entscheid (de) m
Hungarian: döntés (hu), határozat (hu)
Italian: sentenza (it) f, decisione (it) f
Portuguese: decisão (pt) f
Romanian: conducere (ro)
Russian: постановле́ние (ru) n (postanovlénije)
Spanish: decisión (es) f

Verb

ruling

present participle and gerund of rule

Anagrams

Ulring, luring

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