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ruling

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rul·ing  (rlng)
adj.
1. Exercising control or authority: the ruling junta; ruling circles of the government.
2. Predominant: the ruling principle.
n.
1. The act of governing or controlling.
2. An authoritative or official decision: a court ruling.

ruling
Adjective
1. controlling or exercising authority
2. predominant
Noun
a decision of someone in authority
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rulingruling - the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
judicial decision, judgment, judgement - (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
fatwa - a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Adj.1.ruling - exercising power or authority
powerful - having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"

ruling
Translations
Spanish ruling [ˈruːlɪŋ] adj [party] → gobernante; [class] → dirigente
n (LAW) → fallo, decisión f

French ruling [ˈruːlɪŋ] rule adj [party] → au pouvoir; [class] → dirigeant(e)
n (Law) → décision f

German ruling [ˈruːlɪŋ] rule adj (party) → Regierungs-;
(body) → maßgebend
n (Law) → Entscheidung f;
the ruling class → die herrschende Klasse

Italian ruling [ˈruːlɪŋ] adj [party] → al potere; [class] → dirigente
n (LAW) → decisione f

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He thought he lived in a country where turkeys were the ruling class, and every year they held a feast to manifest their sense of Heaven's goodness in sparing their lives to kill them later.
Further, as we have already seen, entire sections of the ruling classes are, by the advance of industry, precipitated into the proletariat, or are at least threatened in their conditions of existence.
But their grandmother, who was really the ruling power in the house, made my life very hard to me.
 
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