The meaning of Rules

verb

Take action; do something.

Usage examples:

They urged washington to act

noun

A thing done; a deed.

Usage examples:

A criminal act

abbreviation

Advance corporation tax.

verb

Consider or declare to be true or the case.

Usage examples:

She was adjudged guilty

verb

To announce a decision or consider something, especially officially

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] half an hour into the game paterson was adjudged to have fouled jackson and was…

verb

Make a formal judgement on a disputed matter.

Usage examples:

The committee adjudicates on all betting disputes

verb

To act as a judge of an argument

Usage examples:

He has adjudicated many labor disputes.

verb

To make an official decision about something, especially about who is right in a disagreement

Usage examples:

A panel of expert judges has been appointed to adjudicate the community service awards., adjudicate…

verb

Manage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, etc.).

Usage examples:

Each school was administered separately

verb

Supervise or be in charge of

noun

The process or activity of running a business, organization, etc.

Usage examples:

The day-to-day administration of the company

noun

The management or control of an organization

Usage examples:

[ u ] he’s studying business administration., [ c ] the clinton administration has been full of sur…

noun

The activity of managing or dealing with a business activity

Usage examples:

Administration of the scheme is costly in terms of time., she studied business administration at ne…

noun

Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.

Usage examples:

The ascendancy of good over evil

verb

Declare or state solemnly or emphatically.

Usage examples:

He asseverated the need for a just, fair, and united country

noun

The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

Usage examples:

He had absolute authority over his subordinates

noun

The power to control or demand obedience from others

Usage examples:

[ u ] the police have no legal authority in these disputes., [ u ] we have to find someone in autho…

noun

The official power to make decisions for other people or to tell them what they must do

Usage examples:

The executive committee can delegate authority to the chairperson., he did not have enough authorit…

noun

A law made by local government that only relates to its particular region

Usage examples:

Taxi drivers in the city are controlled by very stringent bylaws and licensing conditions., under t…

noun

A general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.

Usage examples:

The appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity

noun

A member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral, especially one who is a member of the chapter.

Usage examples:

He was appointed canon of christ church, oxford

noun

Archaic spelling of canyon.

verb

Give an authoritative or peremptory order.

Usage examples:

A gruff voice commanded us to enter

noun

An authoritative order.

Usage examples:

He obeyed her commands without question

verb

An authoritative direction or instruction to do something

noun

A divine rule, especially one of the ten commandments.

Usage examples:

The sabbath had to be kept as ordered in the fourth commandment

noun

Any of the ten important rules of behavior that the bible says were given by god to moses

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

noun

A way in which something is usually done.

Usage examples:

To attract the best patrons the movie houses had to ape the conventions and the standards of theatres

noun

A way of doing something or appearing that is considered usual and correct

Usage examples:

[ c ] literary conventions, [ u ] he flouted convention by wearing sneakers with his tuxedo., the d…

noun

A large, formal meeting of people who work in the same industry or belong to the same organization or profession

Usage examples:

A convention of shopping center developers, hold/host a convention madrid will host next year's con…

noun

A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.

Usage examples:

The old english custom of dancing round the maypole

adjective

Made or done to order; custom-made.

Usage examples:

A custom guitar

noun

A way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time among a group of people

Usage examples:

[ c ] it was a time-honored custom of the club that blue chairs were reserved for senior members on…

verb

Come or bring to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration.

Usage examples:

She decided that she liked him

verb

Reach, make, or come to a conclusion about something

verb

To choose between one possibility or another

Usage examples:

[ t ] i decided i would try it., [ + to infinitive ] in the end, we decided to go to the theater., …

noun

An official order that has the force of law.

Usage examples:

The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly

verb

Order (something) by decree.

Usage examples:

The president decreed that the military was to be streamlined

noun

An order or statement of an official decision

Usage examples:

He refused to carry out the board’s decree., [ + that clause ] the olympic charter decrees that the…

verb

Cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.

Usage examples:

It will be her mental attitude that determines her future

verb

Find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry

verb

To control or influence directly; to decide

Usage examples:

[ t ] we should be allowed to determine our own future., [ t ] eye color is genetically determined.…

verb

State or order authoritatively.

Usage examples:

The tsar's attempts to dictate policy

noun

An order or principle that must be obeyed.

Usage examples:

The dictates of fashion

verb

A guiding principle

noun

A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

Usage examples:

The dicta of high court judges

noun

A short statement, especially one expressing advice or a general truth

Usage examples:

He followed the famous american dictum "don't get mad, get even".

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

There was no direct flight that day

adverb

With no one or nothing in between.

Usage examples:

They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

Usage examples:

An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

noun

A course along which someone or something moves.

Usage examples:

She set off in the opposite direction

noun

The position toward which someone or something moves or faces

Usage examples:

Cars were facing every direction after slamming into each other on the icy road., i glanced in her …

noun

An official or authoritative instruction.

Usage examples:

A new ec directive

adjective

Involving the management or guidance of operations.

Usage examples:

The authority is seeking a directive role in energy policy

noun

An official instruction or order

Usage examples:

A federal directive forbids fund-raising in government offices.

verb

Have power and influence over.

Usage examples:

The company dominates the market for operating system software

verb

Be in control

verb

To have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing

Usage examples:

[ t ] it was the story that dominated the headlines this week., [ t ] the rams dominated the footba…

noun

Sovereignty or control.

Usage examples:

Man's attempt to establish dominion over nature

noun

Control over a country or people, or the land that belongs to a ruler

Usage examples:

[ u ] the collapse of spain’s empire prepared the way for britain’s dominion over the seas.

noun

An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.

Usage examples:

Clovis issued an edict protecting church property

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Usage examples:

The scheme was established in 1975

verb

Set up or found

verb

To start something that will last for a long time, or to create or set something in a particular way

Usage examples:

He helped to establish the university of california at berkeley., once we establish the price, we c…

noun

A formal authorization or proposition; a decree.

Usage examples:

The reforms left most prices fixed by government fiat

noun

The giving of orders by someone who has complete authority

Usage examples:

The general ruled by fiat for eight years after seizing power.

verb

Discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly.

Usage examples:

Lindsey looked up to find neil watching her

noun

A discovery of something valuable, typically something of archaeological interest.

Usage examples:

He made his most spectacular finds in the valley of the kings

Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

noun

The visible shape or configuration of something.

Usage examples:

The form, colour, and texture of the tree

verb

Variant spelling of forme.

combining form

Having the form of.

Usage examples:

Cruciform

verb

Conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people) with authority.

Usage examples:

He was incapable of governing the country

verb

To control and be responsible for the public business of a country, state, city, or other organized group

Usage examples:

[ t ] the newly elected president will govern the country for four years., prices of manufactured g…

verb

To control and manage a country, city, group of people, etc.

Usage examples:

The party was accused of being unfit to govern., today, he governs a state where hispanics make up …

noun

The group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office.

Usage examples:

The government's economic record

noun

A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.

Usage examples:

He has an annoying habit of interrupting me

verb

Be dressed or clothed.

Usage examples:

A boy habited as a serving lad

noun

A particular act or way of acting that you tend to do regularly

Usage examples:

[ u ] judy is in the habit of sleeping late on sundays., [ u ] i have the habit of checking my e-ma…

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

Usage examples:

Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

Usage examples:

The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

Usage examples:

The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

noun

Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

Usage examples:

Germany was united under prussian hegemony after 1871

noun

(especially of countries) the position of being the strongest and most powerful and therefore able to control others

Usage examples:

The three nations competed for regional hegemony.

verb

Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.

Usage examples:

She was holding a brown leather suitcase

noun

An act or manner of grasping something; a grip.

Usage examples:

He caught hold of her arm

noun

A large compartment or space in the lower part of a ship or aircraft in which cargo is stowed.

Usage examples:

Oversized baggage is placed in the hold of the plane

idiom

Be master; reign or rule

phrase

Have great power or influence over a particular person, place, or domain.

Usage examples:

They had held sway in france for a quarter of a century

idiom

To have power or a very strong influence

Usage examples:

Hold sway over fundamentalist beliefs hold sway over whole districts, ensuring the popularity of re…

noun

The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.

Usage examples:

The influence of television violence

verb

Have an influence on.

Usage examples:

Government regulations can influence behaviour, but often without changing underlying values and mo…

verb

A power to affect persons or events

noun

An authoritative warning or order.

Usage examples:

Commands and injunctions, as i suggested, punctuate the text from the outset.

noun

An official order given by a court, usually to stop someone from doing something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the court has issued an injunction to prevent distribution of the book.

noun

An official order to do or not do something, which is given by a court of law

Usage examples:

Ask for/seek/request an injunction the board is seeking an injunction against the hostile takeover.…

noun

A public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.

Usage examples:

He is due to appear before a judge and jury on monday

verb

Form an opinion or conclusion about.

Usage examples:

A production can be judged according to the canons of aesthetic criticism

verb

An official who decides questions before a court

noun

The official power to make legal decisions and judgements.

Usage examples:

The english court had no jurisdiction over the defendants

noun

The official authority to make (esp. legal) decisions and judgments

Usage examples:

The supreme court ruled that the us government had no jurisdiction over crimes committed on indian …

noun

The authority that a particular court of law or official organization has to make laws, rules, or legal decisions

Usage examples:

A law passed in 2006 sought to strip the federal courts of jurisdiction to consider the detainees' …

noun

The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

Usage examples:

Shooting the birds is against the law

noun

A hill, typically one that is round or conical in shape.

Usage examples:

I had a lovely walk up north berwick law today

verb

Cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward.

Usage examples:

She emerged leading a bay horse

noun

The initiative in an action; an example for others to follow.

Usage examples:

Britain is now taking the lead in environmental policies

noun

A soft, heavy, ductile bluish-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 82. it has been used in roofing, plumbing, ammunition, storage batteries, radiation shields, etc., and its compounds have been used in crystal glass, as an anti-knock agent in petrol, and (formerly) in paints.

Usage examples:

There's evidence that heavy metals such as lead and cadmium can make osteoporosis worse.

noun

The action of leading a group of people or an organization.

Usage examples:

Different styles of leadership

noun

The quality or ability that makes a person a leader, or the position of being a leader

Usage examples:

The company was extremely successful under murphy’s leadership., the democratic leadership in congr…

noun

The position or fact of being a leader

Usage examples:

The company has strong leadership and accountability up and down the line., the hospital excelled f…

verb

Be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run.

Usage examples:

Their elder son managed the farm

verb

Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

verb

To succeed in doing something, esp. something difficult

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the pilot managed to land the plane safely., [ + to infinitive ] we managed to …

noun

An official order or commission to do something.

Usage examples:

A mandate to seek the release of political prisoners

verb

Give (someone) authority to act in a certain way.

Usage examples:

The rightful king was mandated and sanctioned by god

noun

Authority to act in a particular way given to a government or a person, esp. as a result of a vote or ruling

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the president secured a congressional mandate to send troops to bosnia., the la…

noun

Comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity.

Usage examples:

She played with some mastery

noun

Great skill in a particular job or activity

Usage examples:

Louis armstrong’s mastery of the trumpet is legendary., only a singer of fitzgerald's mastery could…

noun

Complete control of something

Usage examples:

Her mastery of the situation

noun

Something that is usual, typical, or standard.

Usage examples:

Strikes were the norm

verb

Adjust (something) to conform to a norm.

Usage examples:

Recommendations for early identification testing often include the use of commercially available, n…

A standard or model or pattern regarded as typical

verb

Make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on.

Usage examples:

He was ordained a minister before entering parliament

verb

To make someone officially a priest, minister, or rabbi in a religious ceremony

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

noun

An authoritative order.

Usage examples:

The details regarding the narrow limits that exist on the right to use these rooms and tight contro…

noun

A law or rule made by a government or authority

Usage examples:

A city ordinance forbids the parking of cars in this area.

noun

A law, usually one made by a city or regional government

Usage examples:

The ordinance would require apartment managers to verify that renters are us citizens., under the o…

noun

The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.

Usage examples:

The power of speech

verb

Supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.

Usage examples:

The car is powered by a fuel-injected 3.0-litre engine

noun

The ability or right to control people and events, or to influence the way people act or think in important ways

Usage examples:

The election results showed that the democrats had lost power, with republicans taking over five mo…

noun

The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.

Usage examples:

The principles and practice of teaching

verb

Us spelling of practise.

verb

Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it.

Usage examples:

I need to practise my french

noun

Practice, as distinguished from theory.

Usage examples:

Modern political praxis is now thoroughly permeated with a productivist ethos

noun

The process of using a theory or something that you have learned in a practical way

Usage examples:

She is interested in both the theory and praxis of criminology.

noun

An established or official way of doing something.

Usage examples:

The police are now reviewing procedures

noun

An order or method of doing something

Usage examples:

[ u ] it’s standard procedure for those at the top of the list to be called first., defense lawyers…

noun

A set of actions which is the usual or official way of doing something

Usage examples:

Procedure for sth the company has introduced new procedures for dealing with customer complaints., …

noun

A public or official announcement dealing with a matter of great importance.

Usage examples:

The issuing by the monarch of a proclamation dissolving parliament

noun

A public announcement, or the act of making it

verb

Make the sound of (a word or part of a word) in the correct or a particular way.

Usage examples:

Gerry pronounced the hero's name ‘cahoolin’

verb

To say a word or a letter in a particular way or in a correct way

Usage examples:

Around here, "aunt" is not pronounced the same as "ant.", how do you pronounce your last name?, dew…

noun

A formal or authoritative announcement or declaration.

Usage examples:

Distrust of the pronouncements of politicians was endemic

noun

An official or formal statement

noun

The official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions.

Usage examples:

Protocol forbids the prince from making any public statement in his defence

noun

The formal system of rules for correct behavior on official occasions

Usage examples:

[ u ] according to protocol, the new ambassador will present his credentials to the president., [ u…

noun

A formal international agreement between governments relating to a particular activity

Usage examples:

Trade relations between the european union's recent members are governed by a strict protocol., the…

noun

British sovereignty in india.

Usage examples:

The last days of the raj

noun

The period of british rule in india

Usage examples:

The days of the raj

noun

A government, especially an authoritarian one.

Usage examples:

Ideological opponents of the regime

noun

A particular government, or a system or method of government

Usage examples:

A communist/totalitarian regime

noun

A particular way of operating or organizing a system, an economy, etc.

Usage examples:

An investment/a pricing/a tax regime many individual employees will benefit from this favourable ta…

noun

A permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions.

Usage examples:

The royal highland regiment

verb

Organize according to a strict system or pattern.

Usage examples:

Every aspect of their life is strictly regimented

verb

Control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.

Usage examples:

A hormone which regulates metabolism

verb

To control an activity or process by rules or a system

Usage examples:

A computer system regulates production., [ + question word ] their parents regulate how much tv the…

verb

To check that the activities of a business or organization are legal and follow official rules or laws

Usage examples:

Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce., the agency regulates the financial service…

noun

A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.

Usage examples:

Planning regulations

verb

Settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter).

Usage examples:

The firm aims to resolve problems within 30 days

noun

Firm determination to do something.

Usage examples:

She received information that strengthened her resolve

verb

Find a solution or answer

noun

A sequence of actions regularly followed.

Usage examples:

I settled down into a routine of work and sleep

adjective

Performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason.

Usage examples:

The ministry insisted that this was just a routine annual drill

verb

Organize according to a routine.

Usage examples:

All had been routined with smoothness

noun

An authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially one made by a judge.

Usage examples:

The ruling was reversed in the appeal court

adjective

Currently exercising authority or influence.

Usage examples:

The ruling coalition

verb

Exercise ultimate power or authority over (an area and its people).

Usage examples:

The region today is ruled by elected politicians

verb

Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.

Usage examples:

The dog ran across the road

noun

An act or spell of running.

Usage examples:

I usually go for a run in the morning

verb

Move fast by using one's feet

verb

Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem).

Usage examples:

The unions have settled their year-long dispute with hollywood producers

noun

A wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.

Usage examples:

She read to her brother, who sat on the settle opposite her

verb

To get or to become comfortable

Usage examples:

[ t ] campbell settled herself in front of a blazing fire., [ i ] he settled back in his chair and …

noun

Supreme power or authority.

Usage examples:

The sovereignty of parliament

noun

The power or authority to rule

noun

A level of quality or attainment.

Usage examples:

Their restaurant offers a high standard of service

adjective

Used or accepted as normal or average.

Usage examples:

The standard rate of income tax

adjective

Usual or expected; not involving something special or extra

Usage examples:

A standard contract, i don’t work a standard, 35-hour week., the car came with an air conditioner a…

noun

A written law passed by a legislative body.

Usage examples:

The act consolidated statutes dealing with non-fatal offences

noun

A law that has been formally approved and written down

Usage examples:

[ u ] the salaries of most federal workers are set by statute.

noun

A law that has been formally approved and recorded

Usage examples:

Many state and federal statutes already cover identity theft., by statute a christmas bonus is not …

noun

The state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status.

Usage examples:

The supremacy of the king

noun

The highest authority or greatest power

Usage examples:

He approved the supremacy of a strong federal government over the demands of states.

verb

Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.

Usage examples:

He swayed slightly on his feet

noun

A rhythmical movement from side to side.

Usage examples:

The easy sway of her hips

verb

Move back and forth

noun

One's customary behaviour.

Usage examples:

Constance, as was her wont, had paid her little attention

adjective

(of a person) in the habit of doing something; accustomed.

Usage examples:

He was wont to arise at 5.30 every morning

verb

Make or be or become accustomed.

Usage examples:

Wont thy heart to thoughts hereof