Meaning of ruler | Babel Free

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1. A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.
2. rule (regulation, norm)
3. That governs.
4. having straight lines drawn across. ruled paper. met lyne مُسَطَّر на линии pautado linkovaný liniert linieret με γραμμές pautado, rayado, a rayas jooneline خط دار viiva- ligné שוּרוֹת लाइनदार, रेखांकित pravilnik vonalazott bergaris línustrikaður a righe 線入りの 괘선을 넣은 liniuotas līniju-; līnijots lurus gelinieerdlinjertliniowy خط لرونکی pautado liniat линованный linkovaný črtan sa linijama linjerad ที่มีเส้น çizgili 有平行線的 розграфлений ایک ساتھ سیدھی لکیریں کھنچی ہوءی có dòng kẻ 划线的
5. A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.
6. ruler (measuring stick)
7. The one who dips to govern a thing.
8. governing. the ruling party. regerend حاكِم управляващ no poder vládnoucí herrschend regerende κυβερνώνgobernante, reinante, dirigente, en el poder valitsev حکمران hallitseva au pouvoir, régnant הַשוֹלֵט प्रबल, प्रधान, प्रमुख, शासक, प्रचलित vladajući uralkodó memerintah stjórnandi, ráðandi dominante, regnante 支配する 지배 valdantysis valdošs yang memerintah heersendherskenderządzący حکمران no poder de guvernământ; conducător правящий vládnuci vladajoč vladajući regerande, härskande ซึ่งปกครอง yöne...
9. menstruation, period
10. an official decision. The judge gave his ruling. beslissing قَرار، حُكْم постановление decisão rozhodnutí, nález die Entscheidung afsige kendelse επίσημη απόφαση fallo, decisión otsus حکم رای päätös décision, jugementפסיקה निर्णय, आदेश, व्यवस्था, रेखा, रेखाए, रेखण, रेखाकन odluka rendelkezés keputusan úrskurður delibera, decisione 裁決 판결 nutartis, sprendimas lēmums; spriedums keputusan beslissingkjennelseorzeczenie فیصله decisão decizie, hotărâre постановление nariadenie; rozhodnutie odlok, raz...
11. third-person singular present indicative
12. usually. I don't go out in the evening as a rule. in die reël عادَةً обикновено regra geral zpravidla in der Regel som regel κατά κανόνα por norma/regla general, por lo general tavaliselt معمولا tavallisesti en règle générale כִּכְלָל साधारणतया, सामान्यतया u pravilu rendszerint biasanya venjulega, yfirleitt in genere ふつうは 대체로 paprastai, dažniausiai parasti kebiasaan gewoonlijksom regel z reguły معمولاُ regra geral de regulă как правило spravidla praviloma po pravilu som regel ตามปกติ genellik...
13. second-person singular imperative
14. to draw a line in order to separate. He ruled off the rest of the page. skei يَرْسُمُ خَطّاً فاصِلا разделям separar oddělit linkou durch eine Linie teilen adskille med en streg χωρίζω με γραμμή dividir/separar con una línea joonega eraldama ته صفحه را بستن erottaa viivalla tirer une ligne לְהַפריד בְּקָו के किनारे लाइन खींचना izbaciti, isključiti vonalat húz membuat garis draga línu (til að afmarka) (separare con una riga) 線で区切る 선을 그어 구획짓다 atskirti linija nodalīt ar lī-niju menggaris met een...
15. to leave out; not to consider. We mustn't rule out the possibility of bad weather. vergeet, oor die hoof sien يَسْتَبْعِد، يَسْتَثْني изключвам pôr de lado vyloučit ausschließen udelukke αποκλείωexcluir, descartar välistama غیر محتمل پنداشتن sulkea pois exclure לְבַטֵל निकाल देना, नियम विरूद्ध घोषित करना isključiti kizár mengabaikan útiloka escludere 除外する 배제하다 atmesti atmest; neņemt vērā tidak mengendahkan uitsluitenutelukkewykluczyć لیری کول، راښکلل pôr de lado a ex­clude исключать vylúčiť i...
16. One, such as a monarch or dictator, that rules or governs.
17. A straightedged strip, as of wood or metal, for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths. Also called rule.
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18. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who rules or commands
19. (Tools) Also called: rule a strip of wood, metal, or other material, having straight edges graduated usually in millimetres or inches, used for measuring and drawing straight lines

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Examples

“The carcharhinids are unquestionably the rulers of the seas, because of their abundance, their strength and speed, and their unchallenged position as the number one predators in the marine ecosystem.”

“LIKE THE MANDARINS of old, the rulers of China live behind high walls. When they emerge, which they rarely do, they travel in cars with rear windows curtained like sedan chairs. They live in the Chung Nan Hai, a walled park adjacent to the Forbidden City from where ancient dynasties ruled the Celestial Empire.”

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