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RULE

Definition:

1. [noun] a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
   Synonyms: regulation
   
   
2. [noun] 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"
   Synonyms: convention, normal, pattern, formula
   
   
3. [noun] prescribed guide for conduct or action
   Synonyms: prescript
   
   
4. [noun] (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
   Synonyms: linguistic
   
   
5. [noun] 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"
   Synonyms: principle
   
   
6. [noun] 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"
   Synonyms: principle
   
   
7. [noun] the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"
   
   
8. [noun] dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
   Synonyms: dominion
   
   
9. [noun] directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"
   
   
10. [noun] any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
    
    
11. [noun] (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"
    Synonyms: formula
    
    
12. [noun] 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] exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
    Synonyms: govern
    
    
14. [verb] decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"
    Synonyms: decree
    
    
15. [verb] be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
    Synonyms: predominate, dominate, reign, prevail
    
    
16. [verb] decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
    Synonyms: find
    
    
17. [verb] have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
    
    
18. [verb] mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"
    
    
19. [verb] keep in check; "rule one's temper"
    Synonyms: harness, rein
    
    

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Related Words:

• throne
• misgovern
• dictate
• reign
• overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse
• rule out, rule in
• override
• redound
• overarch
• preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance
• restriction, limitation
• guidepost, guideline, rule of thumb
• cy pres, rule of cy pres, cy pres doctrine
• working principle, working rule
• mores
• code of conduct, code of behavior
• bylaw, bye law
• rubric
• order, rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure
• rule of evidence
• Miranda rule
• principle, precept
• golden rule
• GIGO
• dictate
• regulation, ordinance
• canon
• etiquette
• protocol, communications protocol
• grammatical rule, rule of grammar
• morphological rule, rule of morphology
• pillar
• yang
• yin
• feng shui
• Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization
• Le Chatelier's principle, Le Chatelier's law, Le Chatelier principle, Le Chatelier-Braun principle
• Gresham's Law
• mass-energy equivalence
• Naegele's rule
• Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, principle of parsimony, law of parsimony
• principle of equivalence
• principle of liquid displacement
• principle of superposition, Huygens' principle of superposition
• principle of superposition, superposition principle, superposition
• mass-action principle, mass action
• localization of function, localisation of function, localization principle, localisation principle, localization, localisation
• Regency
• regency
• paramountcy
• raj
• reign, sovereignty
• suzerainty
• ground rule
• metarule
• algorithm, algorithmic rule, algorithmic program
• heuristic, heuristic rule, heuristic program
• recursion
• carpenter's rule
• foot rule
• meterstick, metrestick
• yardstick, yard measure

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