ruler

rul·er

(ro͞o′lər)

n.

1. One, such as a monarch or dictator, that rules or governs.

2. A straightedged strip, as of wood or metal, for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths. Also called rule.

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rul′er·ship′ n.

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ruler

(ˈruːlə)

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who rules or commands

2. (Tools) Also called: rule a strip of wood, metal, or other material, having straight edges graduated usually in millimetres or inches, used for measuring and drawing straight lines

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rul•er

(ˈru lər)

n.

1. a person who rules or governs; sovereign.

2. Also, rule. a strip of wood, metal, or other material that has a straight edge and is usu. marked off in inches or centimeters, used for drawing lines and measuring.

3. a person or thing that rules lines on paper, wood, etc.

[1325–75]

rul′er•ship`, n.

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ruler

• rector - First was a ruler or governor, now it is generally a person conducting a religious service.
• sultan - Comes from the Arabic word for "ruler," from Aramaic shultana, "power."
• Inca - A Quechua word meaning "king, lord, ruler."
• rule - One of many words from Latin regula, "straight stick, ruler."

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ruler - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe" swayer individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" Inca - a ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family) basileus - a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire Bourbon - a member of the European royal family that ruled France calif, caliph, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah - the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" potentate, dictator - a ruler who is unconstrained by law ameer, amir, emeer, emir - an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) ethnarch - the ruler of a province (as in the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire) or certain religious rulers with secular authority; "the election of Makarios III to archbishop gave him the status of the ethnarch of Cyprus" hakim - a Muslim ruler or governor or judge Hanoverian - any of the British rulers who were members of the House of Hanover khan - a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries Moghul, Mogul - a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857 oligarch - one of the rulers in an oligarchy overlord, lord, master - a person who has general authority over others Pharaoh, Pharaoh of Egypt - the title of the ancient Egyptian kings puppet leader, puppet ruler - a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government regent - someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch dynast - a hereditary ruler Arab chief, sheik, sheikh, tribal sheik, tribal sheikh - the leader of an Arab village or family crowned head, monarch, sovereign - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right Stuart - a member of the royal family that ruled Scotland and England grand Turk, sultan - the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire) Tudor - a member of the dynasty that ruled England tyrant - in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
	2.	ruler - 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 rule carpenter's rule - a rule used by a carpenter foot rule - a ruler one foot long measuring rod, measuring stick, measure - measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements meterstick, metrestick - a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters) yard measure, yardstick - a ruler or tape that is three feet long

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ruler

noun

1. governor, leader, lord, commander, controller, monarch, sovereign, head of state, potentate, crowned head, emperor or empress, king or queen, prince or princess He was an indecisive ruler.

2. measure, rule, yardstick, straight edge taking measurements with a ruler

Rulers

Titles of rulers  amir or ameer, archduke, Caesar, caliph, calif, kalif, or khalif, chief, Chogyal, Dalai Lama, doge, duke, emir, emperor or (fem.) empress, Gaekwar or Gaikwar, Great Mogul, hospodar, imam or imaum, Inca, kabaka, Kaiser, khan, khedive, king, maharajah or maharaja, maharani or maharanee, mikado, nawab or nabob, Negus, Nizam, oba, pasha or pacha, Pharaoh, podesta, pope, queen, rajah or raja, rani or ranee, satrap, shah, sheik or sheikh, sherif, shereef, or sharif, shogun, stadholder or stadtholder, sultan, tenno, tsar or czar, viceroy or (fem.) vicereine

Famous rulers  Alexander the Great, Alfred the Great, Idi Amin, Augustus, Bismarck, Boudicca, Caligula, Castro, Catherine the Great, Charlemagne, Churchill, Cleopatra, Cromwell, de Gaulle, Edward the Confessor, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II, Franco, Genghis Khan, Haile Selassie, Herod, Hirohito, Hitler, Ivan the Terrible, Julius Caesar, Kublai Khan, Lenin, Louis XIV, Mao Ze Dong or Mao Tse-tung, Montezuma, Mussolini, Napoleon Bonaparte, Nasser, Nero, Nicholas II, Pericles, Peter the Great, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Stalin, Suleiman the Magnificent, Tamerlane or Tamburlaine, Tutankhamen or Tutankhamun, Victoria, William the Conqueror

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Translations

حَاكِمحاكِممَسْطَرَةمِسْطَرَه

pravítkovládcepanovník

herskerlineal

HerrscherLinealRegent

κυβερνήτηςρίγαχάρακαςυποδεκάμετροάρχοντας

gobernanteregladirigente

hallitsijaviivoitin

règlerégloirsouveraindirigeantdominateur

סרגל

ravnalovladarvođa

uralkodóvonalzó

reglustikastjórnandi

righellosovranogovernantegovernatoreregolo

定規支配者

자통치자

heerserliniaal

linjalstatssjeftommestokkhersker

linijkarządzący

réguagovernante

линейкаправитель

pravítkovládca

ravnilovladar

härskarelinjal

ไม้บรรทัดผู้ควบคุม

cetvelhükümdaryönetici

người cai trịthước

统治者尺子直尺

ruler

[ˈruːləʳ] N

1. (= person) → gobernante mf; (= monarch) → soberano/a m/f

2. (for measuring) → regla f

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ruler

[ˈruːlə^r] n

[country] (= leader) → chef m, chef m d'État (= sovereign) → souverain(e) m/f
military ruler → dirigeant m militaire

(for measuring) → règle f
Can I borrow your ruler? → Je peux emprunter ta règle?

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ruler

n

(for measuring) → Lineal nt

(= sovereign) → Herrscher(in) m(f)

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ruler

[ˈruːləʳ] n

a. (sovereign) → sovrano/a; (in a republic) → capo

b. (for measuring) → righello, riga

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rule

(ruːl) noun

1. government. under foreign rule. bestuur حُكْم управление governo vláda die Herrschaft styre διακυβέρνηση, κυριαρχία, εξουσίαgobierno võim قانون hallitus autoritéשלטון सिद्धांत, नियम vlast uralom pemerintahan stjórn governo 統治 통치 valdžia, valdymas valdīšana; vara peraturan bestuurstyre, regjeringpanowanie قانون governo stăpânire правление; владычество vláda uprava vladavina styre, välde การปกครอง yönetim, idare 統治 правління; влада حکومت sự thống trị 统治

2. a regulation or order. school rules. reël قانون правило regra řád; předpis die Ordnung regel; -regel κανονισμόςregla, norma, reglamento eeskiri مقررات sääntö règlementכלל नियमावली pravilo szabály peraturan regla regola, regolamento 規則 규정 taisyklė, nurodymas likumi, noteikumi peraturan sekolah regelregel; vedtektprzepis مقررات regra regulă правило poriadok; predpis predpis pravila regel, bestämmelse, föreskrift ข้อบังคับ kural, yönetmelik 規定 правило قانون quy tắc 规则（定）

3. what usually happens or is done; a general principle. He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy. reël قاعِدَه принцип regra pravidlo die Regel regel κανόναςregla seaduspärasus قاعده sääntö règleכלל शासन načelo, pravilo szabály kebiasaan regla, lögmál regola きまり 원칙 taisyklė, norma likums; norma adat, selalunya regelregelreguła قاعده regra regulă правило pravidlo pravilo pravilo regel หลักทั่วไป kural 一般原則 принцип; норма اصول lệ thường 一般原则规律

4. a general standard that guides one's actions. I make it a rule never to be late for appointments. reël, beginsel قانون، نِظام правило regra zásada die Regel regel αρχήnorma reegel قانون sääntö règleכלל शासनकाल pravilo szokás prinsip regla, venja regola 習慣 기준, 준칙 nuostata paradums; princips ketetapan stelregelregel, god vane zasada قانون regra obicei принцип zásada pravilo pravilo regel หลักเกณฑ์ âdet, usul 準則 правило ضابطہ nguyên tắc 准则

5. a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring. He measured the windows with a rule. liniaal مِسْطَرَه линия régua pravítko, metr das Lineal lineal μέτρο, χάρακαςregla joonlaud خط کش mitta règleסרגל मापदंड ravnalo vonalzó meteran reglustika, tommustokkur regolo 定規 자, 척도 metras lineāls; metramērs pengukur meetlatlinjal, tommestokkmiara, przymiar خط کش réguaлинейка skladací meter ravnilo, merilo lenjir tumstock ไม้บรรทัด cetvel 直尺 масштабна лінійка مسطر thước đo 尺子

verb

1. to govern. The king ruled (the people) wisely. regeer oor يَحْكُم управлявам governar vládnout regieren regere κυβερνώ, άρχω reinar, gobernar valitsema حکومت کردن hallita gouverner לִשלוֹט शासन करना, राज्य करना vladati uralkodik (vkin) memerintah stjórna governare 統治する 지배하다 valdyti, viešpatauti valdīt memerintah regerenstyre, herske over, lederządzić حکومت کول governar a conduce управлять vládnuť vladati vladati regera [över] ปกครอง yönetmek, idare etmek 統治 керувати, правити حکومت کرنا cai trị 冶理，（管）理

2. to decide officially. The judge ruled that the witness should be heard. beslis يُقَرِّر постановявам decidir rozhodnout entscheiden erklære αποφασίζω, ορίζωdecidir, fallar otsustama حکم دادن؛ رای دادن دادگاه päättää décider לִפסוֹק निर्णय करना, फैसला करना donijeti službenu odluku dönt memutuskan dengan resmi úrskurða decidere 決定する (판사 등이) 결정하다 nuspręsti noteikt; izlemt; paziņot lēmumu memutuskan beslissenavgi en kjennelse zawyrokować حکم ورکول، رای ورکول په قضاء کی decidir a decide постановлять rozhodnúť odločiti presuditi fastställa, avgöra, bestämma ตัดสิน karar vermek 裁決 постановляти فیصلہ کرنا phán quyết 裁决

3. to draw (a straight line). He ruled a line across the page. trek 'n streep يُسَطِّرُ начертавам traçar narýsovat ziehen tegne (med lineal) τραβώ, χαρακώνωtrazar joont tõmbama خط کشیدن viivata tirer à la règle לְסַרטֵט लाइन खींचना podvući crtu (meg)vonalaz (papírt) membuat garis strika (tracciare una riga) 線を引く 자로 긋다 nubrėžti novilkt (ar lineālu) menggaris trekkenlinjere, trekke en strek med linjalnarysować خط کاږل traçar a trage o linie cu rigla линовать narysovať potegniti črto nacrtati dra en linje med linjal ขีดเส้น çizmek 畫直線 лініювати, графити سطر کھینچنا kẻ dòng 划直线

ruled adjective

having straight lines drawn across. ruled paper. met lyne مُسَطَّر на линии pautado linkovaný liniert linieret με γραμμές pautado, rayado, a rayas jooneline خط دار viiva- ligné שוּרוֹת लाइनदार, रेखांकित pravilnik vonalazott bergaris línustrikaður a righe 線入りの 괘선을 넣은 liniuotas līniju-; līnijots lurus gelinieerdlinjertliniowy خط لرونکی pautado liniat линованный linkovaný črtan sa linijama linjerad ที่มีเส้น çizgili 有平行線的 розграфлений ایک ساتھ سیدھی لکیریں کھنچی ہوءی có dòng kẻ 划线的

ˈruler noun

1. a person who governs. the ruler of the state. hoof حاكِم владетел governante vládce, panovník der/die Herrscher(in) hersker κυβερνήτης, άρχονταςgobernante, dirigente valitseja فرمانروا hallitsija souverain/-aine; chefשליט शासक vladar uralkodó penguasa stjórnandi governante, sovrano 支配者 지배자 valdovas valdnieks pemerintah heerserhersker, leder, statssjefwładca فرمانروا governante suveran; şef de stat правитель vládca, panovník vladar vladar härskare, styresman ผู้ปกครอง yönetici 統治者 правитель حکمراں người cai trị 统治者

2. a long narrow piece of wood, plastic etc for drawing straight lines. I can't draw straight lines without a ruler. liniaal مِسْطَرَه линия régua pravítko das Lineal lineal χάρακαςregla joonlaud خط کش viivoitin règleסרגל पटरी, चपती, रेखनी ravnalo vonalzó penggaris reglustika riga 定規 자(거리 측정 도구) liniuotė lineāls pembaris liniaallinjallinijka خط کش régua riglă линейка pravítko ravnilo lenjir linjal ไม้บรรทัด cetvel 直尺 лінійка مسطر thước kẻ 直尺

ˈruling adjective

governing. the ruling party. regerend حاكِم управляващ no poder vládnoucí herrschend regerende κυβερνώνgobernante, reinante, dirigente, en el poder valitsev حکمران hallitseva au pouvoir, régnant הַשוֹלֵט प्रबल, प्रधान, प्रमुख, शासक, प्रचलित vladajući uralkodó memerintah stjórnandi, ráðandi dominante, regnante 支配する 지배 valdantysis valdošs yang memerintah heersendherskenderządzący حکمران no poder de guvernământ; conducător правящий vládnuci vladajoč vladajući regerande, härskande ซึ่งปกครอง yöneten, idare eden 統治的 панівний, правлячий حکمرانی cầm quyền 统治的

noun

an official decision. The judge gave his ruling. beslissing قَرار، حُكْم постановление decisão rozhodnutí, nález die Entscheidung afsige kendelse επίσημη απόφαση fallo, decisión otsus حکم رای päätös décision, jugementפסיקה निर्णय, आदेश, व्यवस्था, रेखा, रेखाए, रेखण, रेखाकन odluka rendelkezés keputusan úrskurður delibera, decisione 裁決 판결 nutartis, sprendimas lēmums; spriedums keputusan beslissingkjennelseorzeczenie فیصله decisão decizie, hotărâre постановление nariadenie; rozhodnutie odlok, razsodba presuda utslag, avgörande คำวินิจฉัย yargı, hüküm 裁決 постанова; ухвала فیصلہ bản án 裁定

as a rule

usually. I don't go out in the evening as a rule. in die reël عادَةً обикновено regra geral zpravidla in der Regel som regel κατά κανόνα por norma/regla general, por lo general tavaliselt معمولا tavallisesti en règle générale כִּכְלָל साधारणतया, सामान्यतया u pravilu rendszerint biasanya venjulega, yfirleitt in genere ふつうは 대체로 paprastai, dažniausiai parasti kebiasaan gewoonlijksom regel z reguły معمولاُ regra geral de regulă как правило spravidla praviloma po pravilu som regel ตามปกติ genellikle 通常 як правило ضابطے کے لحاظ سے thông thường 通常

rule off

to draw a line in order to separate. He ruled off the rest of the page. skei يَرْسُمُ خَطّاً فاصِلا разделям separar oddělit linkou durch eine Linie teilen adskille med en streg χωρίζω με γραμμή dividir/separar con una línea joonega eraldama ته صفحه را بستن erottaa viivalla tirer une ligne לְהַפריד בְּקָו के किनारे लाइन खींचना izbaciti, isključiti vonalat húz membuat garis draga línu (til að afmarka) (separare con una riga) 線で区切る 선을 그어 구획짓다 atskirti linija nodalīt ar lī-niju menggaris met een lijn afsluiten skille av med en strekpodkreślić, oddzielić linią د صفحی ښکتنی برخه جدا کول separar a trage o linie (pe/sub) отделять чертой oddeliť čiarou potegniti črto (pod, nad) odvojiti linijom avgränsa, skilja av ขีดเส้นขั้น çizgiyle ayırmak 畫線隔開... відокремити рискою علیحدہ کرنے کے لیے لکیر کھینچنا kẻ một đường để phân chia 划线隔开...

rule out

to leave out; not to consider. We mustn't rule out the possibility of bad weather. vergeet, oor die hoof sien يَسْتَبْعِد، يَسْتَثْني изключвам pôr de lado vyloučit ausschließen udelukke αποκλείωexcluir, descartar välistama غیر محتمل پنداشتن sulkea pois exclure לְבַטֵל निकाल देना, नियम विरूद्ध घोषित करना isključiti kizár mengabaikan útiloka escludere 除外する 배제하다 atmesti atmest; neņemt vērā tidak mengendahkan uitsluitenutelukkewykluczyć لیری کول، راښکلل pôr de lado a ex­clude исключать vylúčiť izključiti izostaviti utesluta ไม่ยอมรับ göz önüne almamak, hesaba katmamak 排除，不列入考慮 виключати نامنظور کرنا loại trừ 划掉，排除…的可能性

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ruler

→ حَاكِم, مَسْطَرَة pravítko, vládce hersker, lineal Herrscher, Lineal κυβερνήτης, χάρακας gobernante, regla hallitsija, viivoitin dirigeant, règle ravnalo, vladar righello, sovrano 定規, 支配者 자, 통치자 heerser, liniaal hersker, linjal linijka, rządzący governante, régua линейка, правитель härskare, linjal ไม้บรรทัด, ผู้ควบคุม cetvel, hükümdar người cai trị, thước 尺子, 统治者

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