US /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #7559

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    An official decision made by a court or someone in authority.

    The court's ruling went in favour of the workers.

  2. 2
    adj

    Having power or control over a country or group.

    The ruling party lost its majority in the election.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · an official decision made... edictorderrule
2 adj · having power or control... regnantreigning
Word family
Forms rulings

Etymology

By surface analysis, rule + -ing.

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