1. A principle or condition that customarily governs behaviour
   "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"
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1. Exercise authority over; as of nations
   - govern 
2. Decide with authority
   - decree 
3. Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
   - predominate, dominate, reign, prevail 
4. Decide on and make a declaration about
   - find 
5. Have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac 
6. Mark or draw with a ruler
   "rule the margins" 
7. Keep in check
   "rule one's temper"
   - harness, rein

Derived forms: ruled, ruling, rules

See also: rule out, ruler, ruling

Type of: accompany, ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, attach to, bound, come with, command, concept, conception, confine, construct, continuance, control, decide, determine, direction, dominance, draw, duration, generalisation [Brit], generality, generalization, go with, instruction, judge, label, law, law of nature, limit, make up one's mind, measure, measuring rod, measuring stick, practice, procedure, process, pronounce, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

Part of: book, rule book

Encyclopedia: Rule, Britannia! Rule, Britannia Rule Rule, Texas Rule, TX Rule, Brittania!

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