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adj. - Subject to a ruling authority.

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Usage examples (34)
  • The ruled mass
  • Noun : the rules of chess. ,the Franciscan rule. ,the rule rather than the exception. ,under the rule of a dictator. ,during the rule of...
  • Verb (used with object) : to rule the empire with severity. ,The judge ruled that he should be exiled. ,to rule paper. ,to rule lines on...
  • Verb (used without object) : Higher prices ruled throughout France
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