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Definition of 'Rule'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) rule
a principle or regulation governing conduct, procedure, arrangement, etc.

2.  rule
the customary or normal circumstance, occurrence, practice, quality, etc.:
the rule rather than the exception.

3.  rule
control, government, or dominion.

4.  rule
tenure or conduct of reign or office.

5.  rule
the code of regulations observed by a religious order or congregation.

6.  rule
a prescribed mathematical method for performing a calculation or solving a problem.

7.  rule
a solid or decorative line, as used for separating newspaper columns.

8.  rule
a formal order made by a law court, esp. for governing the procedure of the court.

9.  rule
a legal principle.

10.  rule
a court order in a particular case.

11.  rule
Obs. behavior.

12. (v.t.) rule
to exercise dominating power, authority, or influence over; govern:
to rule a kingdom.

13.  rule
to decide or declare judicially or authoritatively; decree.

14.  rule
to mark with lines, esp. parallel straight lines, with the aid of a ruler or the like:
to rule paper.

15.  rule
to mark out or form (a line) by this method.

16.  rule
to be superior or preeminent in (a field or group); hold sway over.

17. (v.i.) rule
to exercise dominating power or influence; predominate.

18.  rule
to exercise authority, dominion, or sovereignty.

19.  rule
to make a formal decision or ruling, as on a point at law.

20.  rule
to be prevalent or current.

21.  rule
to eliminate from consideration.

Definition of 'Rule'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) rule, regulation
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
"it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"

2. (noun) convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula
something regarded as a normative example
"the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"

3. (noun) rule, prescript
prescribed guide for conduct or action

4. (noun) rule, linguistic rule
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

5. (noun) principle, rule
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
"their principles of composition characterized all their works"

6. (noun) rule
the duration of a monarch's or government's power
"during the rule of Elizabeth"

7. (noun) dominion, rule
dominance or power through legal authority
"France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"

8. (noun) rule
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
"he knew the rules of chess"

9. (noun) rule
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
"the rule of St. Dominic"

10. (noun) principle, rule
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
"the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"

11. (noun) rule, formula
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
"he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"

12. (verb) rule, ruler
measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

13. (verb) govern, rule
exercise authority over; as of nations
"Who is governing the country now?"

14. (verb) rule, decree
decide with authority
"The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"

15. (verb) predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
"Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

16. (verb) rule, find
decide on and make a declaration about
"find someone guilty"

17. (verb) rule
have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

18. (verb) rule
mark or draw with a ruler
"rule the margins"

19. (verb) rule, harness, rein
keep in check
"rule one's temper"

Definition of 'Rule'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) rule
a statement that tells people what they are allowed or not allowed to do
the rules of the game; You'll be punished if you break the rules.; It's against the rules to run by the pool.; to follow/obey the rules

2.  rule
bend/stretch the rules
to allow sth that is normally not allowed
We don't usually take kids under 16, but we bent the rules a little for you.

3.  rule
the system used to govern a country
military/democratic rule

4.  rule
as a rule
usually, in general
We don't go out on Sunday evenings as a rule.

5.  rule
a rule of thumb
a general guide
As a rule of thumb, you should save around 10% of your income.

6. (verb) rule
to be in control of a country
to rule a nation

7.  rule
to officially decide sth, especially a legal matter
The building was ruled unsafe.

Definition of 'Rule'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Rule
that which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket

2. (adj) Rule
uniform or established course of things

3. (adj) Rule
systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock

4. (adj) Rule
ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions

5. (adj) Rule
conduct in general; behavior

6. (adj) Rule
the act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control

7. (adj) Rule
an order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit

8. (adj) Rule
a determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root

9. (adj) Rule
a general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule

10. (adj) Rule
a straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler

11. (adj) Rule
a measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly

12. (adj) Rule
a thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work

13. (adj) Rule
a composing rule. See under Conposing

14. (noun) Rule
to control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage

15. (noun) Rule
to control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive

16. (noun) Rule
to establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice

17. (noun) Rule
to require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court

18. (noun) Rule
to mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book

19. (verb) Rule
to have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by over

20. (verb) Rule
to lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule

21. (verb) Rule
to keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before

Translation of 'Rule'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: government under foreign rule.
Afrikaans: bestuur	Arabic: حُكْم	Bulgarian: управление
Brazilian: governo	Czech: vláda	German: die Herrschaft
Danish: styre	Greek: διακυβέρνηση, κυριαρχία,	Spanish: gobierno
Estonian: võim	Farsi: قانون	Finnish: hallitus
French: autorité	Hebrew: שִלטוֹן	Hindi: सिद्धांत, नियम
Croatian: vlast	Hungarian: uralom	Indonesian: pemerintahan
Icelandic: stjórn	Italian: governo	Japanese: 統治
Korean: 통치	Lithuanian: valdžia, valdymas	Latvian: valdīšana; vara
Malay: peraturan	Dutch: bestuur	Norwegian: styre, regjering
Polish: panowanie	Persian: قانون	Pashto: قانون
Portuguese: governo	Romanian: stăpânire	Russian: правление; владычество
Slovak: vláda	Slovenian: uprava	Serbian: vladavina
Swedish: styre, välde	Thai: การปกครอง	Turkish: yönetim, idare
Taiwanese: 統治	Ukrainian: правління; влада	Urdu: حکومت
Vietnamese: sự thống trị	Chinese: 统治
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