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rule

Definition for rule

noun as in standard, principle of behavior

Strongest matches

decree, guideline, law, order, precedent, regulation, ruling, statute, test

Strong matches

aphorism, apothegm, assize, axiom, basis, canon, command, commandment, criterion, decorum, dictum, direction, edict, etiquette, formula, fundamental, gnome, guide, keynote, keystone, maxim, model, moral, ordinance, precept, prescription, propriety, regimen, tenet, truism

Weak matches

brocard, chapter and verse, decretion, no-no's, the book, the numbers

noun as in leadership of organization

Strongest matches

administration, authority, control, domination, government, power, regime, reign, sovereignty

Strong matches

ascendancy, command, direction, dominion, empire, influence, jurisdiction, supremacy, sway

Weak match

noun as in method, way

Strongest matches

custom, policy, practice, procedure

Strong matches

course, formula, habit, normalcy, normality, routine

Weak match

order of things

verb as in govern, manage

Strongest matches

conduct, control, dominate, lead, order, overrule, prevail, run, take over

Strong matches

administer, bridle, command, curb, decree, dictate, direct, domineer, guide, predominate, preponderate, preside, regulate, reign, restrain, sway

Weak matches

be in authority, be in driver's seat, be in power, crack the whip, hold sway, hold the reins, keep under one's thumb, lay down the law, rule the roost, run the show, sit on top of

verb as in judge, decide

Strongest matches

conclude, determine, establish, find, hold, resolve

Strong matches

adjudge, adjudicate, decree, deduce, figure, fix, gather, infer, postulate, prescribe, pronounce, settle, theorize

Weak matches

lay down, pass upon

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Example Sentences

He’s uninterested in the book’s driving point: Paul’s struggle to make sense of a world where petty rules have supplanted community and common sense.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2021, for example, the state legislature adopted rules allowing for wood coated with toxic metals like chromium and arsenic to be taken to nonhazardous waste facilities.

From Los Angeles Times

Civil society organizations are using the courts to slow down some of the Trump administration’s most egregious assaults on the rule of law and the Constitution.

From Salon

In 2022, the UK Supreme Court ruled that Holyrood did not have the power to stage another independence referendum - a move which has been blocked by the UK government.

From BBC

It considered the different rules currently adopted by schools in Wales and, what it described as, "the complex relationship" between young people and their smartphones.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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