Ruletaker
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who receives rules made by others and is obligated to follow them.
"Our organization sets its own standards in various ways, but on the topic of backward compatibility of these cartridges, we are in the role of ruletaker rather than rulemaker."
Example
More examples"Our organization sets its own standards in various ways, but on the topic of backward compatibility of these cartridges, we are in the role of ruletaker rather than rulemaker."
Etymology
From rule + taker. Late 20th century. Came after, and was modeled on, rulemaker. Not common until the 2010s.
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