ruling

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, rule +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -uːlɪŋ

Adjective

ruling

1. That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.

   Synonyms: governing, (of a monarch) regnant, (of a monarch) reigning, (of a government; used after the noun) in power

   the ruling monarch

   a ruling passion

   • 2013 March 12, Andrew Jacobs, Patrick Zuo, Shi Da, quoting Zhou Zhongxiao, “Non-Communist Parties Lend China an Air of Pluralism, Without the Mess”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-03-15, Asia Pacific‎^[2]:

     Zhou Zhongxiao, 30, an executive at an online dating site in Beijing, said his participation in the China Democratic League had provided an outlet for promoting his pet project: the preservation of traditional wedding rituals. “We provide a useful service by helping the ruling party govern the country,” he said, adding with impatience, “Why does a party always have to be seeking political power?”

Derived terms

• ruling class
• ruling grade
• ruling gradient
• ruling planet

Translations

that rules

• Arabic: حَاكِم (ḥākim)
• Bulgarian: управляващ (bg) (upravljavašt), ръководещ (bg) (rǎkovodešt)
• Finnish: hallitseva (fi)
• French: au pouvoir, régnant (fr)
• German: herrschend (de), regierend (de)
• Hungarian: uralkodó (hu)
• Italian: governante (it)
• Russian: пра́вящий (ru) (právjaščij), госпо́дствующий (ru) (gospódstvujuščij)
• Spanish: gobernante (es), regente (es)

Noun

ruling (plural rulings)

1. An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.
   • 1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291:

     These orders are now cancelled as a result of the Minister's ruling.

Synonyms

• commandment, edict, order, rule

Derived terms

• preliminary ruling
• ruling pen

 

Translations

an order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority

• Bulgarian: постановление (bg) n (postanovlenie)
• Finnish: käsky (fi)
• French: décision (fr) f, arrêt (fr)
• Galician: decisión (gl) f
• German: Beschluss (de) m, Entscheid (de) m
• Hungarian: döntés (hu), határozat (hu)
• Italian: sentenza (it) f, decisione (it) f
• Portuguese: decisão (pt) f
• Romanian: conducere (ro)
• Russian: постановле́ние (ru) n (postanovlénije)
• Spanish: decisión (es) f, resolución (es) f, dictamen (es) m, laudo (es) m, veredicto (es) m

Verb

ruling

1. present participle and gerund of rule

Anagrams

• Ulring, luring