Rulers - English meaning

noun

A ruler who has absolute power.

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He is one of those pitiable petty autarchs who habitually lord it over children and helpless underl…

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A ruler who has absolute power.

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Like many autocrats, franco found the exercise of absolute power addictive

noun

A leader or ruler of a people or clan.

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The chief of the village

adjective

Most important.

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The chief reason for the spending cuts

adjective

Most important

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Their chief objection to the appointment was that she had no judicial experience., the chief econom…

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The leader of a people or clan.

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Powerful feudal chieftains

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The leader of a tribe (= a group of families)

noun

A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.

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History should have taught us that despots, nuclear powers, rogue states et al do not attack strong…

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A ruler who has unlimited power and often uses it unfairly and cruelly

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A despotic regime

noun

A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.

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Nevertheless, even absolute monarchs or totalitarian dictators are constrained by forces beyond the…

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Someone who rules a country with complete power, has complete control over the armed forces, and destroys any political opposition

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Dictatorial powers

noun

A member of a powerful family, especially a hereditary ruler.

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In qatar, saudi arabia, morocco, or oman, the nation-state evolves in a political environment shape…

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One of a series of rulers or leaders who are all from the same family

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The temples were founded by foreign dynasts.

noun

The ruler of a nation or people.

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The ethnarch of judea

noun

The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

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The leader of a protest group

noun

A person who manages or controls other people, esp. because of his or her ability or position

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A business/financial/political leader, her company is a leader in the women’s clothing industry.

noun

A company, product, etc. that has higher sales than its competitors

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The brand is market leader in france, where it has a 49% market share., union leaders said they exp…

noun

A man of noble rank or high office; a nobleman.

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Lords and ladies were entertained here

exclamation

Used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis.

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Lord, i'm cold!

verb

Act in a superior and domineering manner towards (someone).

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When we were at school, you used to lord it over us

noun

A sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.

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The reigning monarch

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A nation’s king or queen

noun

A ruler, especially a feudal lord.

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Charles was overlord of vast territories in europe

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A monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one.

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The dutch tried to put it together and were able to keep it together through playing sultans and lo…

noun

A ruler who has a lot of power, especially one whose power is not limited, for example by the existence of a parliament

noun

A supreme ruler, especially a monarch.

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The emperor became the first japanese sovereign to visit britain

adjective

Possessing supreme or ultimate power.

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In modern democracies the people's will is in theory sovereign

noun

The pope.

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The pope's first visit to poland as pontiff

noun

(in the roman empire) the governor of one of four divisions of a country or province.

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Claudius made him tetrarch of the provinces of philippi and lysanias, with the title of king.

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A cruel and oppressive ruler.

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The tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations

noun

A ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly

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Tamir, one of several sons of the exiled ruler, vowed he would liberate his country from the tyrant…