What (who) is ruling - definition
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Ruling
·noun The act of one who rules; ruled lines.
II. Ruling ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Rule.
III. Ruling ·adj Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen.
IV. Ruling ·adj Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign.
V. Ruling ·noun A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.
ruling
a.
1.
Governing, controlling, reigning, chief.
2.
Predominant, prevailing, prevalent.
ruling
(rulings)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The ruling group of people in a country or organization is the group that controls its affairs.
...the Mexican voters' growing dissatisfaction with the ruling party.
...the sport's ruling body, the International Cricket Council.
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
A ruling is an official decision made by a judge or court.
Goodwin tried to have the court ruling overturned...
N-COUNT: oft N that
3.
Someone's ruling passion or emotion is the feeling they have most strongly, which influences their actions.
Their ruling passion is that of carnal love.
ADJ: ADJ n
Pronunciation examples for ruling
1. ruling, unfortunately.
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2. that ruling.
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3. ruling Monday.
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4. ruling, this landmark ruling where the Supreme Court ruled
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5. positive ruling next week.
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Examples of use of ruling
1. Supreme Court ruling on rights of Guantanamo detainees, Kessler wrote in her ruling.
2. Ruling condemned The ruling over the tag was condemned yesterday by justice campaigners, and Hughes‘s MP.
3. Ruling out –– or ruling in –– a future impact requires the best available orbital data.
4. "Moscow is ruling here, India is ruling there, Tehran is ordering here.
5. Since then, Fatah is ruling the West Bank and Hamas is ruling the Gaza Strip.