His wife's second cousin was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
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Ruling
//ˈɹuːlɪŋ//
Synonyms for "ruling" (220 found)
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crowningcurrentdecisiondeclarationdecreedecree-lawdecreementdecretaldecretumdeliverancedeterminationdiagnosisdictatedictationdictumdiktatdirectivedominantdoomduly constituted
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dynamicedictedictumeffectiveeminentempoweredenactmentenergeticepidemicex officiofiatfindingfirstfocalforcefulforcibleforemostformformalityformulaformularygeneralgoverngoverninggreatheadheadmosthegemonichegemonistichigh poweredhigh-potencyhigh-poweredhigh-pressurehigh-tensionimperativeimportantin ascendancyin chargein chiefin forcein the ascendantinfluentialinjunction
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institutionipse dixitirresistiblejudgementjudgmentjuslawleadinglegislationlexmagisterialmainmastermeasuremightymighty in battlemomentousmonocraticnormalofficial
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on the throneoperativeopinionorderordinanceordinaryordonnanceoverridingoverrulingpandemicparamountpivotalpopularpotentpowerfulprecedentpredominantpredominatepredominatingpreeminentprepollentpreponderantpreponderateprepotentprescriptprescriptionprestigiousprevailingprevalentprimalprimaryprimeprincipalprivilegedproclamationprognosisprominentpronouncementpronunciamentopuissantrampantrankingregnantregulatingregulationregulativeregulatoryrescriptresolutionriferoutinerubricrulerunningsenatus consultsenatus consultumseniorsentencesovereignstandardstanding orderstarstatutestellarstereotypedstrikingstrongsubstantialsupereminentsuperiorsupremeswayingtellingtopflighttotalitarianukaseusualvalidverdictvigorousvitalweightywidespread
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10 entriesform of
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1 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 12 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- حَاكِم adj (that rules)
Bulgarian
3 entries- ръководещ adj (that rules)
- управляващ adj (that rules)
- постановление noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
Finnish
2 entries- hallitseva adj (that rules)
- käsky noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
French
4 entries- au pouvoir adj (that rules)
- régnant adj (that rules)
- arrêt noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
- décision noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
Galician
1 entries- decisión noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
German
4 entries- herrschend adj (that rules)
- regierend adj (that rules)
- Beschluss noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
- Entscheid noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
Hungarian
3 entries- uralkodó adj (that rules)
- döntés noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
- határozat noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
Italian
3 entries- governante adj (that rules)
- decisione noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
- sentenza noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
Portuguese
1 entries- decisão noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
Romanian
1 entries- conducere noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
Russian
3 entries- госпо́дствующий adj (that rules)
- пра́вящий adj (that rules)
- постановле́ние noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
Spanish
4 entries- gobernante adj (that rules)
- regente adj (that rules)
- decisión noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
- dictamen noun (an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
According to the news report, the ruling coalition has secured 72 seats as of 5 p.m.
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The ruling party has secured 50 seats as of 5 o'clock.
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The ruling party pushed its tax bill through.
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