ruling

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/
Rhymes: -uːlɪŋ

Adjective

ruling

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

a ruling passion

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Translations

that rules

Arabic: حَاكِم‎ (ḥākim)
Finnish: hallitseva (fi)
French: au pouvoir, régnant (fr)

Hungarian: uralkodó (hu)
Spanish: gobernante (es)

Noun

ruling (plural rulings)

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

Synonyms

commandment, edict, order, rule

Translations

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

Finnish: käsky (fi)
French: décision (fr) f, arrêt (fr)
Galician: decisión (gl) f
Hungarian: döntés (hu), határozat (hu)

Portuguese: decisão (pt) f
Romanian: conducere (ro)
Russian: постановле́ние (ru) n (postanovlénije)
Spanish: decisión (es) f

Verb

ruling

present participle of rule

Anagrams

Ulring, luring

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