The ruling group of people in a country or organization is the group that controls its affairs.
...the Mexican voters' growing dissatisfaction with the ruling party.
...the domination of the ruling class.
...the sport's ruling body, the International Cricket Council.
Synonyms: governing, upper, reigning, controlling More Synonyms of ruling
2. countable noun [oft NOUN that]
A ruling is an official decision made by a judge or court.
Goodwin tried to have the court ruling overturned.
She plans to fight the ruling because she said she did not intentionally violatethe anti-doping rules.
Synonyms: decision, finding, resolution, verdict More Synonyms of ruling
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Someone's ruling passion or emotion is the feeling they have most strongly, which influences their actions.
Their ruling passion is that of carnal love.
More Synonyms of ruling
ruling in British English
(ˈruːlɪŋ)
noun
1.
a decision of someone in authority, such as a judge
2.
one or more parallel ruled lines
adjective
3.
controlling or exercising authority
the ruling classes
4.
prevalent or predominant
ruling in American English
(ˈrulɪŋ)
adjective
1.
that rules
; specif.,
a.
governing
b.
predominating
c.
prevalent
noun
2.
the act of governing
3.
an official decision, esp. one made by a court or judge
4.
a.
the making of ruled lines
b.
the lines so made
Examples of 'ruling' in a sentence
ruling
The attorney general warned that legalising the outpost after the court ruling would be unconstitutional.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
European court rulings have caused controversy.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The judge reserved his ruling at the end of a three-day hearing.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It is unclear whether MPs will push the deal through in defiance of the court ruling.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Big plans and bold choices should work out brilliantly now that ruling planet Mars is in your sign.
The Sun (2017)
A revolt against a ruling liberal political class which has caused untold havoc at home and mayhem and murder abroad.
The Sun (2016)
The vote has turned into one of confidence in Italy's ruling class.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The hearing followed a High Court ruling against the government last month.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yesterday's military court ruling exposed the cracks in a society that has to make an unusually stark trade-off between security and personal liberty.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It deserves something better than a ruling body that is allegedly so corrupt.
The Sun (2015)
It will appeal to the constitutional court for a ruling.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Opposition groups accused the ruling dynasty of rigging the turnout.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He packed his ruling party with models and actresses who caught his eye.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This ruling definitely sends out the right message and that is what had to be done.
The Sun (2014)
The conspicuously wealthy ruling party elite feels none of this.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This has occurred because of its advantages for ruling classes.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
He dropped that accusation after a court ruling.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And they are steadily rising within the ruling party.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is an important ruling but not one that should prompt any kneejerk reaction.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But sanctions have not curbed the extravagant tastes of some within the ruling elite.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His father raised the young man to be a scion of the ruling class.
Stanley Bing THROWING THE ELEPHANT (2002)
Civil liberties groups welcomed the ruling last night and said they hoped that it would lead to reform.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His party and two others in the country 's ruling coalition were disbanded.
The Sun (2008)
Your ruling planet Mercury visits the friendliest part of your chart and people really warm to you.
The Sun (2010)
He is married to a princess from his country 's ruling family.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They add that an overt political leaning does not necessarily affect a judge 's rulings.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Alinghi argue that a court ruling in May gave them the power to choose any venue.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Your ruling planet Mercury will give you a much deeper insight into relationships and you make all the right love moves.
The Sun (2009)
The past two years have shown Just how toxic an issue race is in football and how badly the ruling body has handled it.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What are the possible implications of the Court of Appeal ruling?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Bahrain is a country with a ruling Sunni elite and a Shia majority.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They can challenge a High Court ruling that rejected his plea to get medical help to end his life.
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
ruling
British English: ruling ADJECTIVE
The ruling group of people in a country or organization is the group that controls its affairs.
...the voters' growing dissatisfaction with the ruling party.
American English: ruling
Brazilian Portuguese: dominante
Chinese: 统治的
European Spanish: gobernante
French: au pouvoir
German: herrschend
Italian: al potere
Japanese: 政権を握っている
Korean: 통치하는
European Portuguese: dominante
Latin American Spanish: gobernante
British English: ruling NOUN
A ruling is an official decision made by a judge or court.
He tried to have the court ruling overturned.
American English: ruling
Brazilian Portuguese: parecer
Chinese: 裁决
European Spanish: fallo
French: décision
German: Entscheidung
Italian: decisione
Japanese: 判決
Korean: 판정
European Portuguese: parecer
Latin American Spanish: fallo
All related terms of 'ruling'
rule
Rules are instructions that tell you what you are allowed to do and what you are not allowed to do.
ruling body
a group or organization that controls or regulates a particular activity
self-ruling
of or relating to self-rule
Bosman ruling
an EU ruling that allows out-of-contract footballers to leave their clubs without the clubs receiving a transfer fee
court ruling
a decision made by a court
ruling regime
If you refer to a government or system of running a country as a regime , you are critical of it because you think it is not democratic and uses unacceptable methods.
rule in
If you say that you are not ruling in a particular course of action, you mean that you have not definitely decided to take that action.
rule out
If you rule out a course of action, an idea , or a solution , you decide that it is impossible or unsuitable .
rule out of
If someone rules you out of a contest or activity , they say that you cannot be involved in it. If something rules you out of a contest or activity, it prevents you from being involved in it.
work-rule
a form of industrial action in which employees adhere strictly to all the working rules laid down by their employers , with the deliberate intention of reducing the rate of working
work-to-rule
If workers work to rule , they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions .