The meaning of Ruling

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…

noun

The action or process of adjudicating.

Usage examples:

The matter may have to go to court for adjudication

noun

The process or act of making an official decision about something, especially about who is right in a disagreement

Usage examples:

This a widely respected judge in his specialist field - the adjudication of planning disputes., you…

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

adjective

Rising in power or influence.

Usage examples:

Ascendant moderate factions in the party

noun

The point on the ecliptic at which it intersects the eastern horizon at a particular time, typically that of a person's birth.

Usage examples:

If not, then use the ascendant if the birth was preceded by a new moon.

verb

Declare or state solemnly or emphatically.

Usage examples:

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

adjective

(in military contexts) having a position of authority.

Usage examples:

A commanding officer

verb

Give an authoritative or peremptory order.

Usage examples:

A gruff voice commanded us to enter

adjective

Having a position of authority or control

Usage examples:

Her commanding officer said her performance was excellent.

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

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

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

noun

A person or thing used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.

Usage examples:

Platelet activity was higher in patients with the disease than in the controls

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

A conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.

Usage examples:

I'll make the decision on my own

noun

Something you choose; a choice

Usage examples:

The board will make its decision shortly., [ + to infinitive ] their decision not to attend the par…

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…

noun

The quality of being determined; firmness of purpose.

Usage examples:

Those who succeed because of sheer grit and determination

noun

The ability to continue trying to do something, even if it is difficult

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] she has a lot of determination to succeed.

noun

The ability to continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult

Usage examples:

I admired his drive and determination - he never gave up., determination to do sth she had great de…

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.…

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

adjective

Having power and influence over others.

Usage examples:

They are now in an even more dominant position in the market

noun

A dominant trait or gene.

Usage examples:

This disorder is inherited as a dominant

adjective

More important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the same type

Usage examples:

A dominant personality, for years the democrats were the dominant party in congress., military domi…

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…

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…

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 action of finding someone or something.

Usage examples:

A local doctor reported the finding of numerous dead rats

verb

Discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly.

Usage examples:

Lindsey looked up to find neil watching her

noun

Information that has been discovered esp. by detailed study

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 …

adjective

Having authority to conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of a state, organization, or people.

Usage examples:

The governing coalition

verb

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

Usage examples:

He was incapable of governing the country

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

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

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 ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.

Usage examples:

An error of judgement

noun

→  judgment

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.

adjective

Most important.

Usage examples:

A number of leading politicians

noun

Guidance or leadership, especially in a spiritual context.

Usage examples:

Things can be learned in many ways (spiritual leading is one way you pointed).

noun

The amount of blank space between lines of print.

Usage examples:

Most scrapbookers don't know what kerning or leading are and how to adjust them accordingly.

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 …

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

adjective

Having superior power, weight, or influence; predominant, prevailing.

adjective

Greater than others in power or influence.

Usage examples:

Frankly, the prepotent title he goes under isn't enough to lend his argument any legitimacy.

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

adjective

Reigning; ruling.

Usage examples:

A queen regnant

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…

adjective

Occupying the throne; ruling.

Usage examples:

The official residence of the reigning monarch

verb

Hold royal office; rule as monarch.

Usage examples:

Queen elizabeth reigns over the uk

adjective

Being the most recent winner of a competition

Usage examples:

She's the reigning champion at wimbledon.

noun

A firm decision to do or not to do something.

Usage examples:

She kept her resolution not to see anne any more

noun

The act of solving a problem or finding a way to improve a difficult situation

Usage examples:

[ c ] negotiators are working tirelessly for a swift resolution of this crisis., the chairing offic…

noun

A formal statement on which people in an organization vote, or the decision taken as a result of this vote

Usage examples:

Approve/adopt a resolution shareholders were asked to approve a resolution to create a special voti…

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

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

noun

A set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.

Usage examples:

Start sentences with subjects and verbs, and let other words branch off to the right.

verb

Declare the punishment decided for (an offender).

Usage examples:

Ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment

noun

A group of words, usually containing a subject and a verb, expressing a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation, and, when written, starting with a capital letter and ending with a period or other mark

Usage examples:

Your sentences are too long and complicated., she served a three-year prison sentence., he was sent…

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

A supreme ruler, especially a monarch.

Usage examples:

The emperor became the first japanese sovereign to visit britain

adjective

Possessing supreme or ultimate power.

Usage examples:

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

noun

The pope.

Usage examples:

The pope's first visit to poland as pontiff

adjective

Highest in rank or authority.

Usage examples:

A unified force with a supreme commander

noun

A rich cream sauce.

Usage examples:

Chicken supreme

adjective

At the highest level

Usage examples:

The dictionary was called the supreme authority on all matters relating to the language., he was su…

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

A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

Usage examples:

The jury returned a verdict of not guilty

noun

A decision by a jury as to whether someone is guilty after having heard the facts given at a trial

Usage examples:

The jury reached/returned a verdict of not guilty after six hours of deliberation., city planners t…

noun

An official decision made in a court at the end of a trial

Usage examples:

We disagree with this jury's verdict., a verdict of guilty/not guilty, reach/record/return a verdic…